Nahata Dziil, Arizona

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Nahata Dziil, Arizona
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Nahata Dziil
Nahata Dziil (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°04′36″N109°19′40″W / 35.07667°N 109.32778°W / 35.07667; -109.32778 Coordinates: 35°04′36″N109°19′40″W / 35.07667°N 109.32778°W / 35.07667; -109.32778
Country United States
State Arizona
County Apache
Elevation
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6,030 ft (1,838 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s) 928
FIPS code 04-TS502
GNIS feature ID 2419027

Nahata Dziil, sometimes written Nahatadzill, is a Chapter situated in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is one of the Chapters which make up the Fort Defiance Agency, one of five agencies which comprise the Navajo Nation. As of the 2010 census, the Chapter had a total population of 1,731, of whom 1,572 were Navajo. [2] In 1991, it became the 110th and final Chapter of the Navajo Nation. [3] It has an estimated elevation of 6,030 feet (1,840 m) above sea level. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Nahata Dziil". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Navajo Population Profile. U.S. Census Bureau. December 2013. p. 33.
  3. "Nahata Dziil Chapter celebrates groundbreaking of much needed shopping center" (PDF). The Navajo Nation Council. September 5, 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.