Vopolo Havoka, Arizona

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Vopolo Havoka, Arizona
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Vopolo Havoka
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Vopolo Havoka
Vopolo Havoka (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°45′43″N111°55′27″W / 31.76194°N 111.92417°W / 31.76194; -111.92417 Coordinates: 31°45′43″N111°55′27″W / 31.76194°N 111.92417°W / 31.76194; -111.92417
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona
County Pima
Tribe TohonoOOdhamNationflag.png Tohono O'odham Nation
Elevation
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673 m (2,208 ft)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code 520
FIPS code 04-80255
GNIS feature ID 24676

Vopolo Havoka is a populated place situated in the Sells District of the Papago Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. [2] [3] Historically, it has also been known as Burro Pond, Burro Pond Village, Burro Pond Villages, and Vopelohavooka. Its current name became official per a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1941. The term vopolo havoka is the O'odham term meaning "burro pond". [3] It has an estimated elevation of 2,208 feet (673 m) above sea level. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Vopolo Havoka". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Vopolo Havoka (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Place Names on the Papago, Gila Bend and San Xavier Indian Reservations, Volume 2. U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. 1941. p. 14.