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Ligurta, Arizona

Coordinates: 32°40′28″N 114°17′42″W / 32.67444°N 114.29500°W / 32.67444; -114.29500
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Ligurta, Arizona
Ligurta Station
Ligurta Station
Ligurta is located in Arizona
Ligurta
Ligurta
Location within the state of Arizona
Ligurta is located in the United States
Ligurta
Ligurta
Ligurta (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°40′28″N 114°17′42″W / 32.67444°N 114.29500°W / 32.67444; -114.29500
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYuma
Elevation233 ft (71 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code928
FIPS code04-40980
GNIS feature ID24494

Ligurta is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 233 feet (71 m) above sea level.[1] It is located in the Dome Valley south of the Gila River. Established as a railroad station on the Sunset Route circa 1880,[3]

Etymology

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The name Ligurta could be derived from the Spanish word for "lizard", lagarto.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Feature Detail Report for: Ligurta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Ligurta (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0816534951.