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Gila River Indian Reservation (Indian reservation (Native American reservation)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 10 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.1670 decimal degrees |
| Long: 111 55 29 W degrees minutes |
Long: -111.9240 decimal degrees |
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Note: This is a federally-recognized reservation stewarded by the Gila River Indian Community. It is home to members of both the Akimel O'otham (Pima) and Pee-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. The reservation comprises 583.749 square miles (over 372,000 acres) of land in south-central Arizona, 15,000 acres of which are dedicated to agricultural production. Spanning both Pinal and Maricopa Counties, Arizona, the reservation lies within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area and is made up of seven districts along the Gila River; these districts include Sacaton, Komatke, Santan, and Blackwater. First created by an act of Congress in 1859, the reservation was formally esablished through tribal Constitution in 1939. |
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| Gila River Indian Reservation (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Gila River Indian Community (C,V,English,U)
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| Gila River Indian Community Reservation (C,V,English,U)
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| Gila River Reservation (C,V,English,U,N)
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Pinal (county) (P) |
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| Indian reservation (Native American reservation) (preferred, C) |
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| inhabited place (C) |
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