Sitka City and Borough
Sitka is a city of about 9,000 on the Pacific Ocean coast of Baranof Island in Alaska. First settled by Tlingit Aboriginal people, Sitka also has history as a Russian settlement, established in 1799 by Alexander Baranoff of the Russian American Company, which became the Russian capital of Alaska.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Sitka City and Borough
- Also known as: “Sitka Borough” and “Sitka City and”
- Location: Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
57.0826° or 57° 4′ 57″ northLongitude
-135.2692° or 135° 16′ 9″ westPopulation
8,880Elevation
430 feet (131 metres)Open location code
94963PMJ+28GeoNames ID
5557295
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- French: “Ville-arrondissement de Sitka”
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