Alaska, United States

Alaska is one of 51 primary administrative regions in United States with a population of approximately 660,633 people.

Facts and figures on Alaska at a glance

Region name: Alaska (Alaska)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 660,633 people
Country: United States
Continent: North America

The regional headquarters of Alaska (Alaska) is located in the regional capital Juneau (Juneau) with a population of 32,756 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Alaska's regional capital Juneau to United States's capital Washington (Washington) is approximately 4,571 km (2,840 mi).

Facts and figures about Alaska
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Alaska Alaska660,633 peopleJuneau Juneau32,756 people

Compare with other regions in United States.

Map of Alaska

Map of Alaska

Information on Alaska

Information on Alaska
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Alaska AlaskaJuneau Juneau30United StatesNorth America

Time in Alaska

Time in Alaska
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 10:26am (10:26h)In effect (+1 hour)Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 9:26am (09:26h)GMT UTC -8.0America/Anchorage

Geographic coordinates of Alaska

Latitude & Longitude of Alaska
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map64°00'01.0"N (64.0002800°)150°00'01.0"W (-150.0002800°)

Subregions in Alaska

There are 30 administrative subregions in Alaska.
Subregions in Alaska
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Aleutians East Borough Aleutians East Borough1.3,420Sand Point Sand Point1,064
Aleutians West Census Area Aleutians West Census Area2.5,232--
Anchorage Municipality Anchorage Municipality3.291,826Anchorage Anchorage291,247
Bethel Census Area Bethel Census Area4.18,666--
Bristol Bay Borough Bristol Bay Borough5.997--
Chugach Census Area Chugach Census Area6.7,102--
City and Borough of Wrangell City and Borough of Wrangell7.2,127--
Copper River Census Area Copper River Census Area8.1,929--
Denali Borough Denali Borough9.1,619--
Dillingham Census Area Dillingham Census Area10.4,857--
Fairbanks North Star Borough Fairbanks North Star Borough11.95,665Fairbanks Fairbanks32,325
Haines Borough Haines Borough12.2,080--
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Hoonah-Angoon Census Area13.2,365--
Juneau City and Borough Juneau City and Borough14.31,275Juneau Juneau32,756
Kenai Peninsula Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough15.58,799--
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Ketchikan Gateway Borough16.13,948Ketchikan Ketchikan8,197
Kodiak Island Borough Kodiak Island Borough17.13,101Kodiak Kodiak6,253
Kusilvak Census Area Kusilvak Census Area18.8,368--
Lake and Peninsula Borough Lake and Peninsula Borough19.1,476--
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough20.107,801Palmer Palmer6,788
Nome Census Area Nome Census Area21.10,046--
North Slope Borough North Slope Borough22.11,219Barrow Barrow4,384
Northwest Arctic Borough Northwest Arctic Borough23.7,793Kotzebue Kotzebue3,277
Petersburg Borough Petersburg Borough24.3,398--
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25.34,586--
Sitka City and Borough Sitka City and Borough26.8,881Sitka Sitka8,863
Skagway Municipality Skagway Municipality27.1,240--
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Southeast Fairbanks Census Area28.6,808--
Yakutat City and Borough Yakutat City and Borough29.662--
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area30.5,343--

External sources of information on Alaska

Alaska on Wikipedia