Kayenta, Arizona
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Kayenta (Navajo: Tó Dínéeshzheeʼ) is a U.S. town[3] which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Established November 13, 1986, the Kayenta Township is unique in being the only "township" existing under the laws of the Navajo Nation.[4]
Kayenta, Arizona
Tó Dínéeshzheeʼ | |
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Coordinates: 36°42′51″N 110°15′37″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Navajo |
Area | |
• Total | 13.24 sq mi (34.28 km2) |
• Land | 13.17 sq mi (34.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 5,640 ft (1,720 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,670 |
• Density | 354.54/sq mi (136.89/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 86033 |
Area code | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-36990 |
GNIS feature ID | 6627[2] |
The population was 5,189 at the 2010 census. Kayenta is located 25 miles (40 km) south of Monument Valley and contains a number of hotels and motels which serve visitors to Monument Valley. Like other places on the Navajo Nation, it is illegal to serve alcohol. Arizona does not observe Daylight Time; however, the Navajo Nation does.
Kayenta Township is the only municipal-style government on the Navajo Nation. It is regarded as a political sub-division of the Navajo Nation. It is managed by a five-member elected town board, which hires the township manager.
Kayenta is the name for the Chapter, as well as the township. Kayenta Chapter (a political division within the Navajo Nation that is analogous to a county within a state) encompasses land in both Utah and Arizona. Thus, the Navajo Nation's census figures for Kayenta Chapter are significantly different from those of Kayenta proper.