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Juneau

Juneau, Alaska
Dzánti K'ihéeni
City and Borough
City and Borough of Juneau
Aerial view of Downtown Juneau, the cruise ship port, and Douglas Island from the Mount Roberts Tramway.
Aerial view of Downtown Juneau, the cruise ship port, and Douglas Island from the Mount Roberts Tramway.
Flag of Juneau, Alaska
Flag
Official seal of Juneau, Alaska
Seal
Location of Juneau City and Borough, Alaska
Location of Juneau City and Borough, Alaska
Juneau is located in Alaska
Juneau
Juneau
Juneau is located in North America
Juneau
Juneau
Location of Juneau in the state of Alaska, United States
Coordinates: 58°18′05″N 134°25′18″W / 58.3014485°N 134.4216125°W / 58.3014485; -134.4216125Coordinates: 58°18′05″N 134°25′18″W / 58.3014485°N 134.4216125°W / 58.3014485; -134.4216125
Country  United States
State  Alaska
Named 1881 (Juneau City)
1882 (Juneau)
Incorporated 1900
Home-rule city October 1960
Borough September 30, 1963 (Greater Juneau Borough)
July 1, 1970 (City and Borough of Juneau)
Named for Joe Juneau
Government
 • Mayor Ken Koelsch
 • Governing body Assembly
 • State senator Dennis Egan (D)
 • State reps. Sam Kito III (D)
Justin Parish (D)
Area
 • City and Borough 8,430.4 km2 (3,255.0 sq mi)
 • Land 7,036.1 km2 (2,715.7 sq mi)
 • Water 1,394.3 km2 (539.3 sq mi)
 • Urban 36 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
Population (2010)
 • City and Borough 31,276 Ranked 3rd
 • Estimate (2015) 32,756
 • Density 4.4/km2 (11.3/sq mi)
 • Urban 24,537
 • Urban density 675.5/km2 (1,749.5/sq mi)
 • Demonym Juneauite
Time zone AKST (UTC-9)
 • Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code 99801-99803, 99811-99812, 99824, 99821
Area code(s) 907
FIPS code 02-36400
GNIS feature ID 1404263
Website www.juneau.org

The City and Borough of Juneau (/ˈn/ JOO-no; Tlingit: Dzánti K'ihéeni [ˈtsántʰì kʼìˈhíːnì]), is the capital city of Alaska. It is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the Alaskan panhandle, and it is the second largest city in the United States by area. Juneau has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of what was then the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900. The municipality unified on July 1, 1970, when the city of Juneau merged with the city of Douglas and the surrounding Greater Juneau Borough to form the current municipality, which is larger by area than both Rhode Island and Delaware.

Downtown Juneau (58°18′07″N 134°25′11″W / 58.30194°N 134.41972°W / 58.30194; -134.41972) is nestled at the base of Mount Juneau and across the channel from Douglas Island. As of the 2010 census, the City and Borough had a population of 31,276. In 2014, the population estimate from the United States Census Bureau was 32,406, making it the second most populous city in Alaska after Anchorage.Fairbanks, however, is the second most populous metropolitan area in the state, with roughly 100,000 residents. Juneau's daily population can increase by roughly 6,000 people from visiting cruise ships between the months of May and September.


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