Kykotsmovi Village, also known as K-Town or New Oraibi (o-RYE-bee) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
The Hopi reservation occupies part of Coconino and Navajo counties, encompasses more than 1.5 million acres, and is made up of 12 villages on three mesas.
Third Mesa includes Hotvela (Hotevilla), Paaqavi (Bacavi), Munqapi (Moencopi), Kiqotsmovi (Kykotsmovi), and Orayvi (Oraibi).
[4] The village was founded after an internal Hopi dispute in Oraibi in 1906 concerning how to interact with missionaries and federal agents and programs.
Kykotsmovi is sometimes referred to as Oraibi or New Oraibi.National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)Hopi Country According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.8 square miles (44 km2), all land.
[8] On October 9, 1986, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks 105-97 before a standing-room-only crowd of 3,300 in an NBA exhibition game in Kykotsmovi.