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.- …has about 8,880 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 430 feet (130 metres)
- Also known as“Sitka Borough”“Sitka City and”
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Latitude
57.0826° or 57° 4′ 57″ north
Longitude
-135.2692° or 135° 16′ 9″ west
Open location code
94963PMJ+28
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