Yuma
Encyclopedia
Places
- Yuma DesertYuma DesertThe Yuma Desert is a lower-elevation section of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and the northwest of Mexico. It is in the Salton basin. The desert contains areas of sparse vegetation and has notable areas of sand dunes. With an average rainfall less than 8 inches each...
, desert in southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico
United States
- Yuma County, ArizonaYuma County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*70.4% White*2.0% Black*1.6% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*20.8% Other races*59.7% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
- Yuma, ArizonaYuma, ArizonaYuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
- Marine Corps Air Station YumaMarine Corps Air Station YumaMarine Corps Air Station Yuma or MCAS Yuma is a United States Marine Corps air station which is the home to multiple squadrons of AV-8B Harrier IIs of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 and Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 , an air combat adversary...
- United States Army Yuma Proving GroundUnited States Army Yuma Proving GroundThe U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground is one of the largest military installations in the world. Situated in southwestern La Paz County and western Yuma County in southwestern Arizona, U.S., approximately north-east of the city of Yuma, the proving ground is used for testing military equipment and...
- Yuma Territorial PrisonYuma Territorial PrisonThe Yuma Territorial Prison was a prison in the Arizona Territory of the United States and now in present day Yuma, Arizona. The Territorial Prison is one of the Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites on the National Register of Historic Places in the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.The site is...
- Yuma, Arizona
- Yuma County, ColoradoYuma County, ColoradoYuma County is the 14th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 9,841 at U.S. Census 2000...
- Yuma, ColoradoYuma, ColoradoThe City of Yuma is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,285 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Yuma, Colorado
- Yuma, KansasYuma, KansasYuma is an unincorporated rural area in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. It is located near the intersections of K-28 and County Road 777. A historical marker remains where the town once stood, which was populated from 1878 until the 1930's.-References:...
- Yuma, KentuckyYuma, KentuckyYuma is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 76 southeast of the city of Campbellsville, the county seat of Taylor County. Its elevation is 722 feet ....
- Yuma, Michigan, a community in Springville Township, MichiganSpringville Township, MichiganSpringville Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,673 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*The village of Mesick is in the northeast of the township, at the junction of M-37, M-115, and M-42....
Bahamas
- Long Island, BahamasLong Island, BahamasLong Island is an island in the Bahamas that is split by the Tropic of Cancer. Its capital is Clarence Town. Long Island is one of the Districts of the Bahamas and is known as the most scenic island in the Bahamas. The population is roughly 4,000 inhabitants.-Geography:Long Island is about 130...
, called Yuma by Native Arawak Indians over 500 years ago
Colombia
- The Magdalena RiverMagdalena RiverThe Magdalena River is the principal river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, in spite of the shifting sand bars at the mouth of its delta, as...
, also known as the Yuma River
Cuba
- La YumaLa YumaLa Yuma is a 2009 Nicaraguan drama film directed by Florence Jaugey. The film was selected as the Nicaraguan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.-Cast:* Alma Blanco - La Yuma...
, colloquial name for the United States
Dominican Republic
- Yuma (river)
People
- QuechanQuechanThe Quechan are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California just north of the border with Mexico...
, also called Yuma, a native people of Arizona - Juma peopleJuma peopleThe Juma, also called the Yuma or Kagwahiva, are an indigenous people who live south of the Amazon River, in the Purus River region.-Further reading:* in the Encyclopedia of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil...
, a native people of Brazil - Suma-JumanoSuma-JumanoThe Suma and the Jumano were people in western Sonora and Trans-Pecos region of western Texas. The Suma was the western division and the Jumano were the eastern division.-History:...
(Suma also spelled Yuma), a native people of Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico - Yuma Chitose, a fictional character in the manga, Puella Magi Oriko Magica
- Yuma Tonami, a fictional character in To Heart 2
Other
- USS YumaUSS YumaUSS Yuma has been the name of four ships of the United States Navy. The name is taken after the Yuma tribe of Arizona.* The first USS Yuma was a river monitor launched in May 1865, but never commissioned, and sold in 1874....
, a number of U.S. Navy ships - Yuma (film)Yuma (film)Yuma is a Western Television Film, starring: Clint Walker and directed by Ted Post.- Plot :Dave Harmon Clint Walker, an army officer in the U.S...
, a 1971 TV movie starring Clint WalkerClint WalkerNorman Eugene Walker, known as Clint Walker , is an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne.-Life and career:... - Yuma, REALbasicREALbasicRealbasic is the object-oriented dialect of the BASIC programming language used in Real Studio, a programming environment, developed and commercially marketed by Real Software, Inc of Austin, Texas for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, 32-bit x86 Linux and the web.- Language features :RB is a strongly...
web programming language - Fort YumaFort YumaFort Yuma is a fort in California that is located in Imperial County, across the Colorado River from Yuma, Arizona. It was on the Butterfield Overland Mail route from 1858 until 1861 and was abandoned May 16, 1883, and transferred to the Department of the Interior. The Fort Yuma Indian School and a...
, California - Yuma Organic, a cigarette made with organic tobacco.
- Yuma, a character from the Claymore anime & manga series
- Yuma WarYuma WarThe Yuma War was the name given to a series of United States military operations conducted in southern California and what is today southwestern Arizona from 1850 to 1853. The Yumans were the primary opponent of the United States Army, though engagements were fought between the Americans and other...
, an armed conflict fought primarily between the United States and the Yuma people.