Oglala, South Dakota
Oglala, South Dakota
Oglála | |
|---|---|
Location in Oglala Lakota County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′06″N 102°43′36″W / 43.18500°N 102.72667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Oglala Lakota |
| Civil township | West Oglala Lakota Unorganized Territory |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.36 sq mi (34.61 km2) |
| • Land | 12.50 sq mi (32.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,035 ft (925 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,282 |
| • Density | 102.5/sq mi (39.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 57764 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-46540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393169 |
| Website | www |
Oglala (Lakota: Oglála; "he scatters his own") is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Oglala Lakota Unorganized Territory (civil township) equivalent, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,282 at the 2020 census. Its location is in the northwest of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
The community takes its name from the Oglala Lakota (also called the Oglala Sioux).