Ligurta, Arizona
Ligurta, Arizona | |
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 Ligurta Station | |
  Ligurta Location within the state of Arizona  Ligurta Ligurta (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′28″N 114°17′42″W / 32.67444°N 114.29500°W / 32.67444; -114.29500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yuma |
| Elevation [1] | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-40980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24494 |
Ligurta is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 233 feet (71 m) above sea level.[1] It is located in the Dome Valley south of the Gila River. Established as a railroad station on the Sunset Route circa 1880,[3]
Etymology
The name Ligurta could be derived from the Spanish word for "lizard", lagarto.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Feature Detail Report for: Ligurta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Ligurta (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0816534951.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |