Artesa, Arizona
Artesa, Arizona | |
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Populated place | |
  Artesa, Arizona Location of Artesa in Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′58″N 111°51′08″W / 31.89944°N 111.85222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation | 2,477 ft (755 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| ZIP codes | 85634 |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-04230 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24310 |
Artesa is a Papago Indian village located in Pima County, Arizona in the area of the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in the Papago Indian Reservation.[2][3] The village was established in about 1907.[4] It has an estimated elevation of 2,477 feet (755 m) above sea level. Kumkachutz Wawasit or Komoktetuvávosit is its traditional name, which means "Where the turtle was caught" in the O'odham, or Papago, language.[1][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Artesa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Artesa (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ 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. 1.
- ^ a b Barnes, Will C. (1960). Arizona Place Names. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. p. 259. LCCN 59063657.
