Vopolo Havoka, Arizona

Populated place in Arizona, United States

31°45′43″N 111°55′27″W / 31.76194°N 111.92417°W / 31.76194; -111.92417Country

United StatesState

ArizonaCountyPimaTribe

Tohono O'odham NationElevation

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673 m (2,208 ft)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)Area code520FIPS code04-80255GNIS feature ID24676

Vopolo Havoka is a populated place situated in the Sells District of the Papago Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States.^[2]^[3] Historically, it has also been known as Burro Pond, Burro Pond Village, Burro Pond Villages, and Vopelohavooka. Its current name became official per a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1941. The term vopolo havoka is the O'odham term meaning "burro pond".^[3] It has an estimated elevation of 2,208 feet (673 m) above sea level.^[4]

References

^ "Feature Detail Report for: Vopolo Havoka". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Vopolo Havoka (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Place Names on the Papago, Gila Bend and San Xavier Indian Reservations, Volume 2. U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. 1941. p. 14.
^ "Vopolo Havoka Information".