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Hano, Arizona

Coordinates: 35°50′13″N 110°23′32″W / 35.83694°N 110.39222°W / 35.83694; -110.39222
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Hano, Arizona
Hano is located in Arizona
Hano
Hano
Location within the state of Arizona
Hano is located in the United States
Hano
Hano
Hano (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°50′13″N 110°23′32″W / 35.83694°N 110.39222°W / 35.83694; -110.39222
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyNavajo
Elevation6,211 ft (1,893 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code928
FIPS code04-31040
GNIS feature ID5545[1]

Hano is a populated place situated in the First Mesa CDP in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Hopi Reservation.[2]

It is located on the southern end of First Mesa, approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km) west of Polacca.

History

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The village was settled by the Hopi-Tewa, a band of Tewa people, in the early 17th century on First Mesa.

Name

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The village has been known by a plethora of names, including Ha-no-me, Hanoki, Janogualpa, Na-ca-ci-kin, Tanoquevi, Tanus, Te-e-wun-na, and Tewa. In 1915, the Board on Geographic Names officially named it Tegua, before changing their decision in 1989 to the current Hano. Hano is a Hopi term meaning "eastern people".

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hano, Arizona
  2. ^ "Hano (in Navajo County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 23, 2016.