Diomede, Alaska
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Diomede (Inupiaq: Iŋaliq, Russian: Диомид, romanized: Diomid) is a village and the only habitable area of Little Diomede Island in the Nome Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[4] All the buildings are on the west coast of Little Diomede, which is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the middle of the Bering Strait between the United States and the Russian Far East. Diomede is the only settlement on Little Diomede Island. The population is 82 people, down from 115 at the 2010 census and 146 in 2000.
Diomede
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Coordinates: 65°45′30″N 168°57′06″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Nome |
Incorporated | October 28, 1970[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cassandra Ahkvaluk |
• State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
• State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
• Land | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,621 ft (494 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 83 |
• Estimate (2021) | 82[3] |
• Density | 33.72/sq mi (13.02/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99762 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-19060 |
GNIS ID | 1401213 |
Its native name Iŋaliq means "the other one" or "the one over there".[5][6] It is also imprecisely spelled Inalik.