Vakamok is a
populated place situated in
Pima County
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, Arizona, United States, adjacent to the international border with
Mexico
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.
Historically, it has been known by several names, including Comot, Comoti, and Rusty Shovel. ''Vakamok'' is an
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 ...
word meaning "rusty". The traditional O'odham name for the village was Popolo Vakamakatuk, but the current name was made official as a result of a decision in 1941 by the
Board on Geographic Names
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. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.
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Populated places in Pima County, Arizona