Sitka (Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка) is a city in Alaska, originally founded as New Archangel (Russian: Ново-Архангельск / Новоaрхангельск, romanized: Novo-Arkhangelsk / Novoarkhangelsk) by the Russian Rule between 1799 and 1867, and was the capital of Russian America.
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Sitka, Alaska |
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 Downtown Sitka in 1984 |
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| Coordinates: 57°03′12″N 135°20′05″W |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Alaska |
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| Colonized | 1799, 1804 |
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| Incorporated[1] | November 5, 1913 (city)
September 24, 1963
(borough)
December 2, 1971
(unified municipality) |
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| Named for | Tlingit for “People on the outside of Shee” |
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| • City and Borough | 4,815.14 sq mi (12,471.16 km2) |
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| • Land | 2,870.06 sq mi (7,433.42 km2) |
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| • Water | 1,945.09 sq mi (5,037.75 km2) |
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| • Urban | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |
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| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
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| • City and Borough | 8,458 |
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| • Density | 2.95/sq mi (1.14/km2) |
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| • Urban | 7,668 |
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| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
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| Area code | 907 |
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| FIPS code | 02-70540 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1414736 |
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| Website | www.cityofsitka.com |
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