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(s)	928
FIPS code	04-31040
GNIS feature ID	5545

It is located on the southern end of First Mesa, approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km) west of Polacca. It has an estimated elevation of 6,211 feet (1,893 m) above sea level.[1]

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".

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