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                       Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
                                   of America
                             333 South Hope Street
                         Los Angeles, California 90071
                              Phone (213) 486-9200


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

BRENDA S.  ELLERIN,  President  and PEO,  and SHARON G.  MOSELEY,  Treasurer  of
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America (the "Registrant"), each certify to
the best of her knowledge that:

1)   The  Registrant's  periodic  report on Form N-CSR for the period ended July
     31, 2005 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of Section
     13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2)   The  information  contained  in the  Form  N-CSR  fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Registrant.


Principal Executive Officer                    Principal Financial Officer

LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND                   LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND
FUND OF AMERICA                                FUND OF AMERICA


/s/ Brenda S. Ellerin                          /s/ Sharon G. Moseley
- ----------------------------                   ----------------------------
Brenda S. Ellerin, President                   Sharon G. Moseley, Treasurer

Date: October 7, 2005                          Date: October 7, 2005


A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 has been  provided to LIMITED TERM  TAX-EXEMPT  BOND
FUND OF AMERICA  and will be retained by LIMITED  TERM  TAX-EXEMPT  BOND FUND OF
AMERICA  and  furnished  to  the   Securities  and  Exchange   Commission   (the
"Commission") or its staff upon request.

This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.