Stotonyak, Arizona
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populated place Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
situated on the San Xavier Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level. To differentiate from the village of a similar name on the Gila River Indian Community, the
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recommended that this village use the Papago, or Tohono O'odham spelling, while the Gila River reservation village use the Pima, or
Akimel O'otham The Pima (or Akimel O'odham, also spelled Akimel Oʼotham, "River People," formerly known as ''Pima'') are a group of Native Americans living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona, as well as northwestern Mexico in ...
spelling, Stotonic. The recommendation was followed by the Board on Geographic Names in their 1941 decision.For the details of the name decision, please see the decision card available on the GNIS reference. In the O'odham language, ''stotonyak'' means "many ants.


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{{authority control Populated places in Pima County, Arizona