Official Name: | Wewela, South Dakota |
Native Name: | wiwíla |
Pushpin Map: | South Dakota |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tripp |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 5 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 2136 |
Coordinates: | 43.0106°N -99.7808°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 57578 |
Area Code: | 605 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1258935[1] |
Wewela (Lakota: wiwíla;[2] "A spring") is an unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. Wewela is located on U.S. Route 183 near the Nebraska border, south of Colome.
The community most likely was named for springs near the original town site, Wewela meaning "small spring" in the Sioux language.[3]