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Kayenta

Kayenta, Arizona
CDP
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A panorama of Kayenta, downtown Kayenta in 2011, a Bashas' Diné store, the Kayenta Community School, the outskirts of Kayenta
Location in Navajo County and the U.S. state of Arizona
Location in Navajo County and the U.S. state of Arizona
Kayenta, Arizona is located in the US
Kayenta, Arizona
Kayenta, Arizona
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 36°42′51″N 110°15′37″W / 36.71417°N 110.26028°W / 36.71417; -110.26028Coordinates: 36°42′51″N 110°15′37″W / 36.71417°N 110.26028°W / 36.71417; -110.26028
Country United States of America
State Arizona
County Navajo
Government
 • Chapter President Stanley Clitso
Area
 • Total 34.3 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
 • Land 34.3 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
 • Water 0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation 1,738 m (5,700 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,189
 • Density 143.5/km2 (393.1/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 86033
Area code(s) 928
FIPS code 04-36990
GNIS feature ID 0006627

Kayenta (Navajo: Tó Dínéeshzheeʼ) is a U.S. census-designated place (CDP) which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona. 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 service 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 reservation 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.

Kayenta is located at 36°42′43″N 110°15′00″W / 36.71194°N 110.25000°W / 36.71194; -110.25000 (36.7118, -110.2505), at an elevation of 5,700 feet, (1,738 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34 km2), all of it land.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kayenta has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.


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