Sitka
City in Alaska
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Sitka is an Alaskan city and borough near Juneau, the state capital. It's spread over Baranof Island, part of Chichagof Island and others. It was part of Russia until 1867 and St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral is topped with an onion dome. The 1842...
Population: 8,382 (2022)
ZIP Code: 99835
Area code: 907
Colonized: 1799, 1804
Elevation: 26 ft (8 m)
Incorporated: November 5, 1913 (city); September 24, 1963; (borough); December 2, 1971; (unified municipality)
Named for: Tlingit for "People on the outside of Shee"