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Hano, Arizona

Hano, Arizona
Populated Place
Hano is located in Arizona
Hano
Hano
Location within the state of Arizona
Hano is located in the United States
Hano
Hano
Hano (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°50′13″N 110°23′32″W / 35.83694°N 110.39222°W / 35.83694; -110.39222
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyNavajo
Elevation
[1]
6,211 ft (1,893 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code928
FIPS code04-31040
GNIS feature ID5545[1]

Hano is a populated place situated in the First Mesa CDP in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Hopi Reservation.[2]

It is located on the southern end of First Mesa, approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km) west of Polacca.

History

The village was settled by the Hopi-Tewa, a band of Tewa people, in the early 17th century on First Mesa.

Name

The village has been known by a plethora of names, including Ha-no-me, Hanoki, Janogualpa, Na-ca-ci-kin, Tanoquevi, Tanus, Te-e-wun-na, and Tewa. In 1915, the Board on Geographic Names officially named it Tegua, before changing their decision in 1989 to the current Hano. Hano is a Hopi term meaning "eastern people".

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hano, Arizona
  2. ^ "Hano (in Navajo County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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