Gakona
Ggax Kuna’ | |
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 Side view of the Gakona Roadhouse, a major community building | |
 Location of Gakona, Alaska | |
  Gakona  Gakona | |
| Coordinates: 62°18′17″N 145°16′24″W / 62.30472°N 145.27333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alaska |
| Census Area | Copper River |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Mike Cronk (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.64 sq mi (157.06 km2) |
| • Land | 60.63 sq mi (157.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 169 |
| • Density | 2.79/sq mi (1.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99586 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-27420 |
Gakona /ɡəˈkoʊnə/ (Ggax Kuna’[2] in Ahtna Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Copper River Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 169, down from 218 in 2010.[3] It is home to the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved December 5, 2021.