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Chitina

Chitina
Tsedi Na’
CDP
Chitina Emporium in 2011
Chitina Emporium in 2011
Location of Chitina, Alaska
Location of Chitina, Alaska
Coordinates: 61°30′57″N 144°26′12″W / 61.51583°N 144.43667°W / 61.51583; -144.43667Coordinates: 61°30′57″N 144°26′12″W / 61.51583°N 144.43667°W / 61.51583; -144.43667
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Valdez-Cordova
Government
 • State senator Click Bishop (R)
 • State rep. Dave Talerico (R)
Area
 • Total 95.8 sq mi (248 km2)
 • Land 84.6 sq mi (219.2 km2)
 • Water 11.1 sq mi (28.8 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 126
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
 • Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code 99566
Area code(s) 907
FIPS code 02-14110

Chitina (/ɪtˈ.nʌ/ or /ɪ.tˈ.nʌ/;Ahtna Athabascan Tsedi Na’ [tʃɛ.diː.näʔ] < tsedi "copper" + na’ "river") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 126.

Chitina is located on the west bank of the Copper River at its confluence with the Chitina River on the Edgerton Highway, and junction with the McCarthy Road. It is 85 km (53 mi) southeast of Copper Center and 106 km (66 mi) southeast of Glennallen. It is outside the western boundary of the Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve.


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