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Populated place in Arizona, United States
Stotonyak, Arizona
Populated place
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Coordinates: 32°09′18″N 112°22′07″W / 32.15500°N 112.36861°W / 32.15500; -112.36861
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPima
Elevation1,919 ft (585 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-69880
GNIS feature ID24630

Stotonyak is a populated place situated on the San Xavier Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m) above sea level. To differentiate from the village of a similar name on the Gila River Indian Community, the Office of Indian Affairs recommended that this village use the Papago, or Tohono O'odham spelling, while the Gila River reservation village use the Pima, or Akimel O'otham spelling, Stotonic. The recommendation was followed by the Board on Geographic Names in their 1941 decision. In the O'odham language, stotonyak means "many ants.

Notes

  1. For the details of the name decision, please see the decision card available on the GNIS reference.

References

  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Stotonyak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Stotonyak (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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