Hano, Arizona

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

Hano, Arizona
Populated Place
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Coordinates: 35°50′13″N 110°23′32″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Navajo
Elevation [1]	6,211 ft (1,893 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-31040
GNIS feature ID	5545[1]

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".