Selawik
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 An aerial view of Selawik in 2010 | |
 Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska. | |
| Coordinates: 66°35′49″N 160°0′49″W / 66.59694°N 160.01361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Incorporated | 1977[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Foster, Jr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Thomas Baker (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.94 sq mi (7.62 km2) |
| • Land | 2.33 sq mi (6.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 809 |
| • Density | 347.06/sq mi (133.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99770 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-68230 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1413930 |
Selawik (/ˈsɛləwɪk/) (Iñupiaq: Siiḷ(i)vik or Akuliġaq; Russian: Селавик) is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 829, up from 772 in 2000.
Selawik comes from siiḷivik[pronunciation?], which means "place of sheefish" in Inupiaq.
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 136. (though an earlier source states December 23, 1963, see "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 72. January 1974.)
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.