Gardena is located in Los Angeles County. The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 53,642, an increase of 2,161 since 1990.
Accommodations in Gardena include Best Western Gardena Plaza Hotel, Comfort Inn & Suites, Knights Inn Gardena and Patio Motel.
Gardena, California is a full-service city of approximately 6 square miles with an ethnically mixed population. Located just 13 miles south of metropolitan Los Angeles in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, Gardena is strategically located near the intersection of the Harbor, San Diego and Gardena Freeways.
The early beginnings of Gardena as a community of homes date back to the 1880s. Gardena was incorporated on September 11, 1930.
Gardena is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach, California metro area.