Stan Shuatuk is a populated place situated in

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, United States, just north of the international border with

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. Historically, it has also been known as Cervantis Well, La Moralita, Molinitos, Molinton, Molonitos, and Serventi Well. In 1941, the name officially became Stan Shuatuk through a decision by the

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. The name request came through a request by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, who stated that Stan Shuatuk was "used and understood by the residents and Papagos ( Tohono O'odham) in general."For the information on the name request, please see the "decision card", the link of which can be found on the GNIS webpage. In

O'odham The O'odham peoples, including the Tohono O'odham, the Pima or Akimel O'odham, and the Hia C-ed O'odham, are indigenous Uto-Aztecan peoples of the Sonoran desert in southern and central Arizona and northern Sonora, united by a common herita ...

, ''stan shuatuk'' means "hot water". It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.

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{{authority control Populated places in Pima County, Arizona