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Gisela (/ɡaɪˈsiːlə/ ghy-SEE-lə) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 570 at the 2010 census.

Gisela was named after the heroine in the book Countess Gisela by E. Marlitt. The town schoolteacher was reading the book to her students when she was asked by her husband, the postmaster, to help name the little settlement. She asked the school children what names they liked, and they voted to name their new town Gisela. The students did not know how to pronounce the name correctly, so they called it /ɡaɪˈsiːlə/ ghy-SEE-lə.

Gisela CDP overview:
Name:	Gisela CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Arizona
County:	Gila County
Elevation:	2,881 ft (878 m)
Total Area:	2.88 sq mi (7.46 km²)
Land Area:	2.86 sq mi (7.41 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	536
Population Density:	187.28/sq mi (72.32/km²)
ZIP code:	85541
Area code:	928
FIPS code:	0427540
GNISfeature ID:	29332

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Geography

Gisela is located in northwestern Gila County at 34°6′7″N 111°17′7″W / 34.10194°N 111.28528°W / 34.10194; -111.28528 (34.101809, -111.285194). It is 5 miles (8 km) east of Arizona State Route 87, the Beeline Highway, and 17 miles (27 km) by road south of Payson.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Gisela CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km), or 0.7%, is water. Tonto Creek flows through Gisela on its way to Roosevelt Lake on the Salt River.