Savoonga, Alaska
| Savoonga | |
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| City | |
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| Coordinates: 63°41′48″N 170°27′39″W / 63.69667°N 170.46083°WCoordinates: 63°41′48″N 170°27′39″W / 63.69667°N 170.46083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Incorporated | October 6, 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Myron Kingeekuk |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2) |
| • Land | 6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 691 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (44/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99769 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-67460 |
Savoonga (Central Siberian Yupik: Sivunga) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, one of two on St Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. As of the 2010 census, Savoonga's population was 671.
Savoonga was incorporated in 1969, and in 1971 became the joint owner with Gambell of the entire island.
The local economy consists largely of subsistence hunting for walrus, seals, fish, and bowhead whales; the city calls itself the "Walrus Capital of the World". A dogsled mail service operated here until 1963.
Savoonga is located at 63°41′48″N 170°27′39″W / 63.69667°N 170.46083°W (63.696732, -170.460907).
Savoonga is on the northern coast of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. It is 63 km (39 mi) southeast of Gambell.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2), all of it land.
Most people on St. Lawrence Island speak Siberian Yupik, while some of Alaska's people are losing their native languages.
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