Asuksa-nga, California
Asuksa-nga | |
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Former settlement | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′01″N 117°54′27″W / 34.13361°N 117.90750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| City | Azusa |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
Asuksa-nga (also Azucsagna or Asucsagna, or Ashuksha-vit in the neighboring Serrano dialect of Shoshone) is a former Tongva-Gabrieleño Californian Native American settlement in the San Gabriel Valley. The meaning of the name is "Skunk place" or "Skunk hill," with Asuksa meaning skunk and the -nga or -vit ending meaning place. The site is in Los Angeles County, California.
It was located where the San Gabriel River exits the San Gabriel Mountains, in present-day Azusa and Duarte.