Makgum Havoka, also known as Makumivooka, is a populated place situated on the San Xavier Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,863 feet (568 m) above sea level.
Makgum Havoka, Arizona | |
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  Makgum Havoka Location within the state of Arizona  Makgum Havoka Makgum Havoka (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°16′29″N 111°57′39″W / 32.27472°N 111.96083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation | 1,863 ft (890 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-33420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24504 |
Name
editMakgum (also makumĭ, makkumi, makkum) is an O'odham word for the caterpillars of the White-lined Sphinx moth, which the O'odham boiled and ate. Havoka is a derived word for a pond. Vo'o refers to a natural pond or a puddle. The -g/-k suffix is a common element in O'odham place names, meaning "a place where there is...", and the nominalizing suffix -a is sometimes associated with possession. Ha- is the third person plural possessive prefix. [3] The full name may be translated as "caterpillar's pond".[1] In 1939 the Bureau of Indian Affairs petitioned the USGS to officially decide between Makumivooka and Makgum Havoka. On April 10, 1941, the Board on Geographic Names issued their decision, officially naming the village Makgum Havoka.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Makgum Havoka". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Makgum Havoka (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Mathiot, Madeleine (1973). A Dictionary of Papago Usage. Vol. 1 B-K, vol. 2 L-Z. Indiana University. ISBN 9780877501688.
- ^ Decision details may be found on the USGS link, where the "view decision card" is available.