Cherokee

Cherokee is a town in the within the Qualla Boundary, the proper name of the Cherokee Indian reserve.
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  • Type: Town with 2,140 residents
  • Description: census designated place in North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Cherokee (Carolina del Norte)”, “Cherokee, NC”, “Cherokee, North Carolina”, “Elawa diyi”, “ᏣᎳᎩ”, and “切罗基”
  • Postal code: 28719

Places of Interest

Highlights: Oconaluftee Indian Village and New Kituwah Academy.

Museum
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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School
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ravensford.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cherokee.

Cherokee

Latitude
35.4766° or 35° 28′ 36″ north
Longitude
-83.319° or 83° 19′ 8″ west
Population
2,140
Elevation
1,985 feet (605 metres)
Open location code
867RFMGJ+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153963345
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4460364
Wiki­data ID
Q471385
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Cherokee” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cherokee”
  • Cebuano: “Cherokee”
  • Chechen: “Чероки”
  • Chinese: “Cherokee”
  • Chinese: “切羅基”
  • Danish: “Cherokee”
  • French: “Cherokee”
  • German: “Cherokee”
  • Gilaki: “چرؤکي (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “چرؤکي”
  • Irish: “Cherokee”
  • Italian: “Cherokee”
  • Ladin: “Cherokee”
  • Persian: “چرکی، کارولینای شمالی”
  • Persian: “چرکی”
  • Persian: “چروکی”
  • Polish: “Cherokee”
  • Russian: “Чероки”
  • Serbian: “Чероки”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cherokee, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cherokee”
  • Spanish: “Cherokee”
  • Tatar: “Чероки”
  • Ukrainian: “Черокі”
  • Urdu: “چیروکی، شمالی کیرولائنا”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Oconaluftee Indian Village and Yellowhill.

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