Anchorage, Alaska
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Anchorage, Alaska | |
Nickname: "The City of Lights and Flowers" | |
Motto: "Live a Big Wild Life" | |
Location in the state of Alaska | |
Coordinates: | |
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Borough | Municipality of Anchorage |
Government | |
- Mayor | Mark Begich (D) |
Area | |
- City | 5079.2 km² (1961.1 sq mi) |
- Land | 4395.8 km² (1697.2 sq mi) |
- Water | 683.4 km² (263.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 115 m |
Population | |
- City (2005) | 275043 |
- Density | 62.6/km² |
- Metro | 339286 |
Time zone | AKST (UTC-9) |
- Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
Website: [1] |
Anchorage, Alaska is the largest city in Alaska, United States. With a population of 275,043 residents, it makes up more than two-fifths of the states population.