Malibu is named for the Ventureño Chumash settlement of Humaliwo, which means "the surf sounds loudly". This pre-colonial village was next to Malibu Lagoon and is now part of the State Park. See more

Malibu's eastern end borders the community of Topanga, which separates it from the city of Los Angeles.
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The Malibu Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1949 to provide support to local Malibu business, and has over 500 members. See more

California State Parkland in the hills behind Malibu provides extensive horseback-riding, hiking, running, and mountain-biking … See more

The area is within the Chumash territory, which extended from the San Joaquin Valley to San Luis Obispo to Malibu, as well as several islands off the southern coast of California. The Chumash called the settlement Humaliwo or "the surf sounds loudly". The … See more

2020
The 2020 United States Census reported that Malibu had a population of only 10,654, a 15.7% decrease from the 2010 census. See more

Getty Villa, an art museum that is part of the J. Paul Getty Museum, is just outside the city limits in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of … See more