Kui Tatk, Arizona
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Kui Tatk, Arizona | |
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  Kui Tatk Location within the state of Arizona  Kui Tatk Kui Tatk (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°02′18″N 112°04′52″W / 32.03833°N 112.08111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation | 2,044 ft (623 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-39010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24486 |
Kui Tatk is a populated place located on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 2,044 feet (623 m) above sea level.[1] Its name means "mesquite root" in the Tohono O'odham language.[3] Historically, it has also been known by the variant, Kvitatk. It has also incorrectly been identified as Iron Pipe (translated into the O'odham as Vainom Kug), which is the name of a village which sprang up around a steam pump built by miners about a mile away. The name, and its current spelling, were reached as a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1941.[1] The original Indian settlement was abandoned in the 1850s, when its inhabitants migrated to different locations such as Gu Oidak, Pan Tak, and Gu Chuapo.[4]
