Savoonga
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| Location in Alaska | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | October 6, 1969 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Unorganized Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 63 ° 42 ′ N , 170 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 705 (as of 2016) | ||
| Height : | 0 m | ||
| Postal code : | 99769 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-67460 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1409106 | ||
Savoonga is a village on the north central coast of Saint Lawrence Island in the US state of Alaska . Gambell is located 63 km further west on the northwest tip of the island . In 2016, Savoonga had an estimated 705 inhabitants.
The area has been inhabited by Yupik for around 2000 years , who now make up 95% of the population and operate subsistence farming , primarily in the form of hunting whales and walruses . Reindeer have also been introduced since 1900, but they are not kept in herds.
Web links
- Information about Savoonga on the University of Arkansas website ( Memento from March 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- City of Savoonga in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- Savoonga in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Individual evidence
- ↑ City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2016 . US Dept. of Commerce - United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2018.