Bethel, Alaska
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Bethel, Alaska

Administration
Full nameBethel, Alaska
Official nameBethel, Alaska
Native nameMamterillermiut
Other nameOrutsararmuit
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughUnorganized
Census AreaBethel
ANCSA regional corporationCalista
Incorporated1957
Government
Type2nd Class City
MayorJoseph Klejka
City ManagerLee Foley
Geography
Total Area48.9 sq mi (126.7 km2)
Land Area43.8 sq mi (113.4 km2)
Water Area5.1 sq mi (13.2 km2)
Elevation3 ft (0.9 m)
Demography
Total Population6356 (2006)
Density (pop.)48.3/km2 (125.0/sq mi)
% Alaska Native62
Other information
Time zoneAST (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)ADT (UTC-8)
ZIP code99559
Area code907
FIPS code02-06520
GNIS feature ID[  1398908]

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Bethel (Mamterillirmuit in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a city located near the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, 340 mi (547.2 km) west of Anchorage. Accessible only by air and river, Bethel is the main port on the Kuskokwim River and is an administrative and transportation hub for the 56 villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Bethel is the largest community in western Alaska and in the Unorganized Borough, as well as the 9th largest in the state, with a population estimated to be 6,356 in 2006. Bethel is home to the lone detention center in southwestern Alaska, the Yukon Kuskokwim Correction Center. Bethel is also one of the latest communities in Alaska to become a "wet city" (to allow the sale of alcohol within the city).

Annual events in Bethel include a noted dogsled race, the Kuskokwim 300, and Camai, a traditional dance festival held each spring.

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Drums to base YK coverage from Bethel - Tundra Drums Tweet this news
Tundra Drums--By -ALASKA- NEWSPAPERS STAFF Changes are in the works at the Tundra Drums that are bringing -Bethel--based news coverage back after an absence of several years. ... - Date : Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:14:38 GMT+00:00
Sobering center makes Bethel debut - Tundra Drums Tweet this news
Tundra Drums---...- Paul John along with Steve Williams (far right) with the -Alaska- Mental Health Trust Authority at the ribbon cutting for the sobering center in -Bethel-. ... - Date : Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:42:04 GMT+00:00
Bethel son's suicide leaves family, friends groping for answers - Tundra Drums Tweet this news
Tundra Drums--His suicide is part of a long-term epidemic among -Alaska- Natives. This year has seemed especially tragic in the 56-village -Bethel- region in Southwest -Alaska- ... - Date : Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:31:52 GMT+00:00
Italy Adds Its Name To Growing Push to Ban Plastic Bags - TakePart - Inspiration to Action Tweet this news
TakePart - Inspiration to Action--Governments from Mexico City, to Los Angeles, to -Bethel-, -Alaska-, have hopped on the ban-the-bag train. According to USA Today, South Africa, Ireland, ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:36:52 GMT+00:00
Alakanuk man sentenced to 105 years in prison - Anchorage Daily News Tweet this news
Anchorage Daily News--Leopold was charged with five counts of sexual abuse of a minor and convicted of three counts at an August trial in -Bethel-. Troopers say 99 years of the ... - Date : Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:49:40 GMT+00:00
US: Crowley names Ketra Anderson new director of SSQE - FreshPlaza Tweet this news
FreshPlaza--Anderson began working with Crowley when she served as a freight traffic manager/office manager for the -Bethel-, -Alaska--based Kuskokwim Transportation Co., ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:36:36 GMT+00:00
My wish for 2011: Why we need community paramedic practitioner programs - EMS1.com Tweet this news
EMS1.com--The concept was initially formulated in 1956 by Dr. Walter Johnson, an Indian Health Service physician in -Bethel-, -Alaska-. He thought it might be a good idea ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:22:59 GMT+00:00
No arrest yet in hazy marijuana case - Tundra Drums Tweet this news
Tundra Drums---...- Photo courtesy -Alaska- State Troopers ) -Alaska- State Troopers and US Marshals made more than 70 arrests during their recent swing through the -Bethel- ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:28:59 GMT+00:00
Ax earmarks and executive branch would get the power - Anchorage Daily News Tweet this news
Anchorage Daily News--Communities from -Bethel-, -Alaska-, to Des Moines, Iowa, to New York City would have to make their case to administration officials as to why their project is ... - Date : Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:29:00 GMT+00:00
Troopers, marshalls, other police "saturating" Bethel area - Tundra Drums Tweet this news
Tundra Drums--By -ALASKA- NEWSPAPERS STAFF -BETHEL- -- Yesterday kicked off a week-long, multi-agency operation in Rural -Alaska-, a press release said. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:58:28 GMT+00:00

Climate :
Population of Bethel
Year Population
1940 400
1960 1,300
1970 2,100
1980 3,600
1990 4,700
2000 5,471

Municipalities and communities of Bethel Census Area, Alaska

CitiesAkiak * Aniak * Bethel * Chefornak * Chuathbaluk * Eek * Goodnews Bay * Kwethluk * Lower Kalskag * Mekoryuk * Napakiak * Napaskiak * Nightmute * Nunapitchuk * Platinum * Quinhagak * Toksook Bay * Upper Kalskag
CDPsAkiachak * Atmautluak * Crooked Creek * Kasigluk * Kipnuk * Kongiganak * Kwigillingok * Lime Village * Newtok * Oscarville * Red Devil * Sleetmute * Stony River * Tuluksak * Tuntutuliak * Tununak
Unincorporated
communities
Crow Village * Georgetown * Napaimute * Kwigiumpainukamiut * Ohagamiut



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