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Vopolo Havoka, Arizona

Coordinates: 31°45′43″N 111°55′27″W / 31.76194°N 111.92417°W / 31.76194; -111.92417
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Vopolo Havoka, Arizona
Vopolo Havoka is located in Arizona
Vopolo Havoka
Vopolo Havoka
Location within the state of Arizona
Vopolo Havoka is located in the United States
Vopolo Havoka
Vopolo Havoka
Vopolo Havoka (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°45′43″N 111°55′27″W / 31.76194°N 111.92417°W / 31.76194; -111.92417
Country United States
State Arizona
CountyPima
Tribe Tohono O'odham Nation
Elevation673 m (2,208 ft)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-80255
GNIS feature ID24676

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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "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. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Vopolo Havoka Information".