Sitka, Alaska
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Sitka (Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка) is a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was under Russian rule from 1799 to 1867. The city is situated on the west side of Baranof Island and the south half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle). As of the 2020 census, Sitka had a population of 8,458,[4] making it the fifth-most populated city in the state.
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Sitka
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City and Borough of Sitka | |
Coordinates: 57°03′12″N 135°20′05″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Colonized | 1799, 1804 |
Incorporated[1] | November 5, 1913 (city) September 24, 1963 (borough) December 2, 1971 (unified municipality) |
Named for | Tlingit for "People on the outside of Shee" |
Government | |
• Mayor | Steven Eisenbeisz[2] |
• State senator | Bert Stedman (R) |
• State rep. | Rebecca Himschoot (I) |
Area | |
• Consolidated city-borough | 4,815.14 sq mi (12,471.16 km2) |
• Land | 2,870.06 sq mi (7,433.42 km2) |
• Water | 1,945.09 sq mi (5,037.75 km2) |
• Urban | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Consolidated city-borough | 8,458 |
• Estimate (2022) | 8,382 |
• Density | 2.95/sq mi (1.14/km2) |
• Urban | 7,668 |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP Code | 99835 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-70540 |
GNIS feature ID | 1414736 |
Website | www |
With a consolidated land area of 2,870.3 square miles (7,434 square kilometers) and total area (including water) of 4,811.4 square miles (12,461 km2), Sitka is the largest city by total area in the U.S.