Stotonyak, Arizona
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  Stotonyak Location within the state of Arizona Show map of Arizona Stotonyak Stotonyak (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′18″N 112°22′07″W / 32.15500°N 112.36861°W / 32.15500; -112.36861 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation | 1,919 ft (585 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-69880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24630 |
Stotonyak is a populated place situated on the San Xavier Indian ReservationinPima County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m) above sea level.[1] To differentiate from the village of a similar name on the Gila River Indian Community, the Office of Indian Affairs recommended that this village use the Papago, or Tohono O'odham spelling, while the Gila River reservation village use the Pima, or Akimel O'otham spelling, Stotonic. The recommendation was followed by the Board on Geographic Names in their 1941 decision.[note 1] In the O'odham language, stotonyak means "many ants.[1]
