Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation
The Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, at32°09′01″N 112°02′41″W / 32.15028°N 112.04472°W / 32.15028; -112.04472, is generally divided into four geographical parts with a total land area of 11,534.012 square kilometres (4,453.307 sq mi) and a 2000 census population of 10,787 persons. The area code for The Tohono O'odham Reservation is 520.
- The main reservation, formerly known as the Papago Indian Reservation, lies in central Pima, southwestern Pinal, and southeastern Maricopa Counties, and has a land area of 11,243.098 square kilometres (4,340.984 sq mi) and a 2000 census population of 8,376 persons. The land area is 97.48 percent of the reservation's total, and the population is 77.65 percent of the reservation's total.
- The San Xavier Reservation, at 32°03′00″N 111°05′02″W / 32.05°N 111.08389°W / 32.05; -111.08389, is located in Pima County, in the southwestern part of the Tucson metropolitan area. It has a land area of 288.895 square kilometres (111.543 sq mi) and a resident population of 2,053 persons.
- The San Lucy District comprises seven small non-contiguous parcels of land in and northwest of the town of Gila Bend in southwestern Maricopa County. Their total land area is 1.915 square kilometres (473 acres), with a total population of 304 persons.
- The Florence Village District is located just southwest of the town of Florence in central Pinal County. It is a single parcel of land with an area of 0.1045 square kilometres (25.8 acres) and a population of 54 persons.
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