Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
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The Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is a part of the traditional lands of the Quechan people. Established in 1884 from the former Fort Yuma, the reservation, at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., has a land area of 178.197 km² (68.802 sq mi) in southeastern Imperial County, California, and western Yuma County, Arizona, near the city of Yuma, Arizona. Both the county and city are named for the tribe.
In 2009, this tribe opened a large gaming resort, the Fort Quechan Casino Resort, on their reservation land.
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Municipalities and communities of Yuma County, Arizona, United States
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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