Oit Ihuk, Arizona

Populated place in Arizona, United States

32°18′56″N 112°14′44″W / 32.31556°N 112.24556°W / 32.31556; -112.24556CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyPimaElevation

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2,126 ft (648 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)Area code520FIPS code04-50795GNIS feature ID32483

Oit Ihuk is a temporary and populated village in the Gu Achi district of the Papago Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States.^[2]^[3] It has an estimated elevation of 2,126 feet (648 m) above sea level.^[1] It is situated close to the hamlets Komak Wuacho and Ventana.

Origin

The name "Oit Ihuk" means "devil's claw field".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Feature Detail Report for: Oit Ihuk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Oit Ihuk (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Place Names on the Papago, Gila Bend and San Xavier Indian Reservations. Vol. 2. U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. 1941. p. 6 – via Google Books.