| Makgum Havoka, Arizona | |
| Settlement Type: | Populated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Makgum Havoka |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Arizona |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pima |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1863 |
| Elevation M: | 890 |
| Coordinates: | 32.2747°N -111.9608°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Area Code: | 520 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Makgum Havoka, also known as Makumivooka, is a populated place situated on the San Xavier Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[1] It has an estimated elevation of 1863feet above sea level.
Makgum (also makumĭ, makkumi, makkum) is an O'odham word for the caterpillars of the White-lined Sphinx moth, which the O'odham boiled and ate. Havoka is a derived word for a pond. Vo'o refers to a natural pond or a puddle. The -g/-k suffix is a common element in O'odham place names, meaning "a place where there is...", and the nominalizing suffix -a is sometimes associated with possession. Ha- is the third person plural possessive prefix. [2] The full name may be translated as "caterpillar's pond". In 1939 the Bureau of Indian Affairs petitioned the USGS to officially decide between Makumivooka and Makgum Havoka. On April 10, 1941, the Board on Geographic Names issued their decision, officially naming the village Makgum Havoka.