Yaanga (alternative spelling: Yangna or iyáangẚ, written as "Yang-Na" in Spanish) was a large Tongva (or Kizh) village originally located near what is now downtown Los Angeles, just west of the Los Angeles River and beneath the 101 Freeway. It is unclear what the village's population was prior to colonization, although it has been described as the largest village in the region. People from the village were recorded as Yabit in missionary records although were known as Yaangavit, Yavitam, or Yavitem among the people. The original village seems to have only remained intact until about 1813. After being forcibly relocated several times, eventually eastward across the Los Angeles River, it was razed to the ground by the Los Angeles City Council under American occupation in 1847.