Hano, Arizona
Appearance
Hano, Arizona | |
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Coordinates: 35°50′13″N 110°23′32″W / 35.83694°N 110.39222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Navajo |
Elevation | 6,211 ft (1,893 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
Area code | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-31040 |
GNIS feature ID | 5545[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
[edit]The village was settled by the Hopi-Tewa, a band of Tewa people, in the early 17th century on First Mesa.
Name
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hano, Arizona
- ^ "Hano (in Navajo County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 23, 2016.