Sitka
consolidated city-borough in Alaska, United States of America
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Sitka is a city in the United States[1]. Sitka ranks in the top 0.8% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,304 views/month, #75 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Coast Guard City[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Territory of Alaska[4], District of Alaska[5], Alaska[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Instance of: consolidated city-county[8]
- Shares border with: Hoonah–Angoon Census Area[9], Petersburg Borough[10]
- Founder: Alexander Baranov[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Nemuro[12]
- Postal code: 99835[13]
- Part of: organized borough[14]
- Commons category: Sitka, Alaska[15]
- Local dialing code: 907[16]
- Inception: 1799[17]
- Coordinate location: 57.053333333333, -135.33472222222[18]
- Located in/on physical feature: Baranof Island[19]
- Official website: https://www.cityofsitka.com[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sitka, Alaska[21]
- Commons gallery: Sitka, Alaska[22]
- Population: 8898[23], 8920[24], 9044[25], 9020[26], 8863[27], 8881[28], 8493[29], 8458[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Sitka, Alaska[31]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], The New Student's Reference Work[36], New International Encyclopedia[37], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[38]
- Replaces: Novo-Arkhangelsk[39]
- Capital of: Russian America[40]
- Topic has template: Template:Sitka, Alaska[41]
- Official name: Sitka[42]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sitka, Alaska[43]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 12461.482347[44] and 12461.431693[45]. Sitka sits at an elevation of 8[46].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Sitka include Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport[47], an airport[48], in United States[49].
Why It Matters
Sitka has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Sitka is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Sitka include Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport[47], an airport[48], in United States[49].
FAQs
What awards did Sitka receive?
Honors received include Coast Guard City[3].