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Municipality of Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
Dgheyaytnu
Consolidated city-borough
Municipality of Anchorage
Anchorage skyline and Bootleggers Cove as photographed from Point Woronzof Park on an April evening.
Anchorage skyline and Bootleggers Cove as photographed from Point Woronzof Park on an April evening.
Flag of Anchorage, Alaska
Flag
Official seal of Anchorage, Alaska
Seal
Nickname(s): "The City of Lights and Flowers", "Los Anchorage"
Motto: Big Wild Life
Location of Anchorage within Alaska
Location of Anchorage within Alaska
Coordinates: 61°13′N 149°54′W / 61.217°N 149.900°W / 61.217; -149.900Coordinates: 61°13′N 149°54′W / 61.217°N 149.900°W / 61.217; -149.900
Country  United States
State  Alaska
Borough Anchorage
Settled 1914
Incorporated November 23, 1920 (city)
January 1, 1964 (borough)
September 15, 1975
(unified municipality)
Named for The anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek
Government
 • Body Anchorage Assembly
 • Mayor Ethan Berkowitz (D)
 • Alaska Senate
 • Alaska House
Area
 • Consolidated city-borough 1,968.6 sq mi (5,099 km2)
 • Land 1,704.7 sq mi (4,415 km2)
 • Water 263.9 sq mi (683 km2)
 • Urban 78.8 sq mi (204 km2)
Elevation 102 ft (31 m)
Population (2010)
 • Consolidated city-borough 291,826
 • Estimate (2016) 299,037
 • Rank 1st in Alaska
64th in the United States
 • Density 171.2/sq mi (66.1/km2)
 • Urban 251,243 (US: 149th)
 • Metro 401,635 (US: 134th)
Demonym(s) Anchoragite
Time zone AKST (UTC-9)
 • Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code 99501–99524, 99529-99530, 99599
Area code(s) 907
Geocode 1398242
FIPS code 02-03000
Website City of Anchorage
Sister cities
Japan Chitose, Japan
Australia Darwin, Australia
South Korea Incheon, South Korea
Russia Magadan, Russia
Norway Tromsø, Norway
United Kingdom Whitby, United Kingdom

Anchorage (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) (Dena'ina Athabascan: Dgheyaytnu) is a unified home rule municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. With an estimated 299,037 residents in 2016, it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city. All together, the Anchorage metropolitan area, which combines Anchorage with the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 401,635 in 2016.

Anchorage is located in the south-central portion of Alaska at the terminus of the Cook Inlet on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. The city limits span 1,961.1 square miles (5,079.2 km2) which encompass the urban core, a joint military base, several outlying communities and almost all of Chugach State Park.

Due to its location on the globe, being almost equidistant from New York City and Tokyo, Anchorage lies within 9 ½ hours by air to nearly 90% of the industrialized world. For this reason, the Anchorage International Airport is a common refueling stop for many international flights and is home to a major FedEx Hub which the company calls a "critical part" of its global network of services.

Anchorage has been named an All-America City four times, in 1956, 1965, 1984–85, and 2002, by the National Civic League. It has also been named by Kiplinger as the most tax-friendly city in the United States.


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