Hano, Arizona


Hano is a populated place situated in the First Mesa CDP in Navajo County, Arizona on the Hopi Reservation.
It is located on the south end of First Mesa, about west of Polacca. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.

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".