This is a list of Chapters of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation is divided up geographically into Chapters which are similar in function to municipalities. Chapters are subdivisions of Agencies which are similar in function to counties. Chapter officials operating out of a Chapter House register voters who may then vote to elect Delegates for the Navajo Nation Council or the President of the Navajo Nation.
The following table contains chapter names, chapter names in Navajo, a rough literal English translation, population, and land area estimates.
Navajo Nation ChaptersDistrictChapter nameChapter name(Navajo)Chapter name(English literal translation)AgencyPopulation(2010 Census)Land area(acres)1Coppermine"Digging out Metal"Tuba City / Western590240,0001LeChee(name of extinct burgundy-colored medicinal plant)Tuba City / Western1,443293,0001Tonalea"Water Collecting in a basin"Tuba City / Western2,595153,0001Kaibeto"Willows within the Water"Tuba City / Western1,963234,7952Shonto"Water on the Sunny Side"Tuba City / Western2,124425,0002Naatsis’áán (Navajo Mountain)"Earth Head"Tuba City / Western354389,0002Ts’ah bii’ Kin (Inscription House)"House in the field of Sagebrush"Tuba City / Western1,252(Disputed with Lechee, Naatsis’áán)3Bodaway/Gap"Wagon Trail"Tuba City / Western1,704590,0003Cameron"Old Bridge"Tuba City / Western1,122239,0003Tó Naneesdizí (Tuba City)"Tangled Water", "Scattered Water", "Braided Water"Tuba City / Western9,265238,0003Coalmine Canyon"Digging out coal"Tuba City / Western691402,3574Hard RockChinle1,16178,1004Blue Gap/Tachee"Blue Clay Gap"/"Red Water"Chinle1,178116,0004Forest Lake"Pond between the trees"Chinle471125,0004Black Mesa"Shattered House"Chinle428157,0004Pinon"Body of Water in a Sunken Area"Chinle2,751107,2504Whippoorwill Springs"Whippoorwill Spring"Chinle1,48932,6055Tolani Lake"Water Collecting in a Basin"Tuba City / Western647157,0005Tsídii Tó (Bird Springs)"Bird Springs"Tuba City / Western532194,5875LeuppTuba City / Western951303,7467Low Mountain"Piñon Gum Point"Fort Defiance75741,3827Jeddito"Antelope Springs"Fort Defiance1,200100,3427TeestoFort Defiance93098,1457Dilkon"Smooth Butte"Fort Defiance1,411244,2837Indian Wells"Dripping Water"Fort Defiance1,287227,5007White Cone"excavated for a pond"Fort Defiance1,28420,0008Oljato"To Moonwater"Tuba City / Western2,455429,0008Dennehotso"Meadows Merging"Tuba City / Western746292,0008Kayenta"Fingers of Water"Tuba City / Western5,189504,8118Chilchinbeto"Sumac Spring"Tuba City / Western1,165243,0009Teec Nos Pos"Cottonwood Trees in a Circle"Shiprock1,301233,0009Rock Point"Big Rock Point"Shiprock642138,7589Red Mesa"Red Rock Mesa"Shiprock1,222267,0009Mexican WaterShiprock976160,0009Tó Łikan (Sweetwater)"Sweet Water"Shiprock1,535152,00010Many Farms"Many Fields"Chinle2,738168,00010Rough Rock"Rough Rock"Chinle94753,00010Chinle"It flows out horizontally"Chinle8,005155,00010Tselani/Cottonwood"Many Rocks"Chinle1,425252,51810Nazlini"bend in the river"Chinle489217,00011Lukachukai"White Reeds Extending Out"Chinle2,15497,00011Round Rock"Round Rock"Chinle1,566201,00011Tsaile/Wheatfields/Blackrock//"Flowing through rock"/"Wheatfields"/"Blackrock"Chinle2,250162,00012Aneth"Just like the Devil"Shiprock1,989184,00012Beclabito"Water Underneath"Shiprock74987,00012Gadii'ahi/To'Koi (Cudeii)/"Juniper Tree Sticking in the Ground"/"Fire Water"Shiprock55044,00012Shiprock"Rock with Wings"Shiprock9,126125,00012Hogback"Rock Uplift"Shiprock1,21560,36312Red Valley"Red Rock Mesa"Shiprock1,417221,00012Cove"Nestled in a cove"Shiprock43044,00012Tsé Ałnáozt’i’í (Sanostee)Shiprock1,795314,00012Toadlena/Two Grey Hills/"Where the Water Flows Out"/"Two grey hills"Shiprock1,15785,00012Newcomb"Cottonwoods Spreading out from the wash"Shiprock33957,00012Sheep Springs"Yellow Springs"Shiprock245108,56313Upper Fruitland"Nonfattening"Shiprock2,75183,40013T’iis Tsoh Sikaad (Burnham)"Big Tree Spreading Out"Shiprock280185,80713Nenahnezad"a long incline"Shiprock68817,00013San JuanN/AShiprock1,500 (est.)shared with Nenahnezad14Naschitti"Badger"Fort Defiance301188,00014Tohatchi"One Who Digs for Water"Fort Defiance1,450131,00014Coyote Canyon"Coyote fell in the watering hole"Fort Defiance1,451125,99614Báhástł’ah (Twin Lakes)"Canyon Cove"Fort Defiance2,21269,00014Mexican Springs (Nakaibito)Fort Defiance1,418115,00015Becenti"Antelope Lookout"/"Trees outside"Crownpoint / Eastern403194,00015Crownpoint"Skinny Tree Canyon"Crownpoint / Eastern2,72967,00015Nahodishgish"The Gap"Crownpoint / Eastern40864,00015Torreon/Star Lake"Dark-colored barrier"Crownpoint / Eastern1,612119,00015Pueblo Pintado"Flowing out from the Gap"Crownpoint / Eastern419190,00015White Horse LakeCrownpoint / Eastern406312,00015Lake ValleyCrownpoint / Eastern30684,00015White Rock"White Rock"Crownpoint / Eastern76110,00015Tsé Íí’áhí (Standing Rock)"Standing Rock"Crownpoint / Eastern64174,10415LittlewaterCrownpoint / Eastern42764,96215Casamero Lake"Water waves among the rock"Crownpoint / Eastern51864,00016Thoreau"Little Prairie Dog"Crownpoint / Eastern1,43331,00016Chichiltah"Among the Oaks"Crownpoint / Eastern1,443133,00016Baca/Prewitt"White House"Crownpoint / Eastern789127,00016Mariano LakeCrownpoint / Eastern82367,00016Smith Lake"Round Tree"Crownpoint / Eastern95138,00016Church Rock"Group of Yellow Houses"Crownpoint / Eastern1,98358,00016Bááh Háálį́ (Breadsprings)"Bread Springs", "Bread Flowing Out"Crownpoint / Eastern90849,27316Tsé Łichíí’ (Red Rock)"Red Rock"Crownpoint / Eastern1,86642,36516Rock Springs"Rough Rock"Crownpoint / Eastern1,08627,00016Manuelito"Beautiful House"Crownpoint / Eastern26457,00016Tsayatoh"Water Under the Rock"Crownpoint / Eastern65880,00016Pinedale"Hardened Mud around the Water"Crownpoint / Eastern1,10941,00016Iyanbito"Buffalo Springs"Crownpoint / Eastern89029,00017Klagetoh"Water under the Ground"Fort Defiance909152,00017Wide Ruins"Wide House"Fort Defiance1,095149,00017Kinlichee"Red House"Fort Defiance1,610234,34217Ganado"Wide Reeds"Fort Defiance1,21091,53517Cornfields"Rabbit brush"Fort Defiance91144,00017Greasewood Springs"Greasewood Springs"Fort Defiance1,320314,00617SteamboatFort Defiance1,226201,00018Crystal"Crystal-Clear Water"Fort Defiance31191,00018Red LakeFort Defiance2,02844,00018SawmillFort Defiance1,05477,00018St. Michaels"Green Meadow"Fort Defiance5,64376,00018Fort DefianceFort Defiance3,624102,15918Houck"Coyote Spring"Fort Defiance1,02494,08018Nahata Dziil (New Lands)"Strength through Planning"Fort Defiance1,652352,00018Oak Springs/Pine Springs"Cattails in a Row"Fort Defiance53377,00018Tsé Si’ání (Lupton)"Sitting Rock", "Unmoveable Rock"Fort Defiance90280,13919Huerfano"Water Coming Up"Crownpoint / Eastern3,000548,32819Naageezi"Cucurbita"Crownpoint / Eastern286223,00019Ojo EncinoCrownpoint / Eastern68879,00019CounselorCrownpoint / Eastern87071,00021Tohajiileeh/Canyoncito"Where they pull the water up and it keeps refilling itself"Crownpoint / Eastern1,59176,00022Alamo"Big Cottonwood Tree"Crownpoint / Eastern2,00665,00023Ramah"Onions"Crownpoint / Eastern1,400 (2013 census)168,000
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