Stotonyak, Arizona

Stotonyak, Arizona
Populated place
Stotonyak
Stotonyak

Location within the state of Arizona

Coordinates: 32°09′18″N 112°22′07″W / 32.15500°N 112.36861°W / 32.15500; -112.36861Coordinates: 32°09′18″N 112°22′07″W / 32.15500°N 112.36861°W / 32.15500; -112.36861
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pima
Elevation[1] 1,919 ft (585 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MST (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 520
FIPS code 04-69880
GNIS feature ID 24630

Stotonyak is a populated place situated on the San Xavier Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m) above sea level.[1] 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.[note 1] In the O'odham language, stotonyak means "many ants.[1]

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Feature Detail Report for: Stotonyak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Stotonyak (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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