| Kui Tatk, Arizona | |
|---|---|
| Populated place | |
  Kui TatkLocation within the state of ArizonaShow map of Arizona Kui TatkKui Tatk (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°02′18″N 112°04′52″W / 32.03833°N 112.08111°W / 32.03833; -112.08111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation | 2,044 ft (623 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-39010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24486 |
Kui Tatk is a populated place located on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 2,044 feet (623 m) above sea level. Its name means "mesquite root" in the Tohono O'odham language. Historically it has also been known by the variant, Kvitatk. It has also incorrectly been identified as Iron Pipe (translated into the O'odham as Vainom Kug), which is the name of a village which sprang up around a steam pump built by miners about a mile away. The name, and its current spelling, was reached as a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1941. The original Indian settlement was abandoned in the 1850s, when its inhabitants migrated to different locations such as Gu Oidak, Pan Tak, and Gu Chuapo.
References
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Kui Tatk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Kui Tatk (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0806189147.
- Agehanada Bharati, ed. (1976). Ideas and Actions. Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter. p. 215. ISBN 3110805871.
