Mekoryuk

E152734

Mekoryuk is a small village on Nunivak Island in western Alaska, known as the primary community of the Nunivak Cup’ig people.

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Mekoryuk canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
human settlement
village
airportIATAcode MYU
areaCode 907
country United States of America
economyIncludes subsistence fishing
subsistence gathering
subsistence hunting
ethnicMajority Nunivak Cup’ig people
governedAs city
governingBody city council
hasAirport Mekoryuk Airport
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCulturalOrganization tribal council
hasHealthFacility village health clinic
hasIndigenousCulture Cup’ig culture
Yup’ik people
surface form: Yupik culture
hasIndigenousGroup Nunivak Cup’ig people
hasKöppenClimateClassification Dfc
hasModernHousing wood-frame houses
hasPowerSource diesel generators
hasSchool Mekoryuk school
hasSewageSystem sewer and lagoon system
hasStore local village store
hasTraditionalActivities reindeer herding
seal hunting
walrus hunting
hasTraditionalHousingHistory sod houses
hasWaterSource community water system
incorporatedAsCity 1960s
localLanguage Cup’ig
locatedIn Alaska
Bering Sea
Bethel Census Area
locatedInBoroughEquivalent Bethel Census Area
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
UTC−09:00
locatedOn Nunivak Island
nearbyWaterBody Bering Sea
observesDaylightSavingTime UTC−08:00
officialLanguage English
partOf southwestern Alaska
surface form: western Alaska
populationMajorityReligion Christianity
postalCode 99630
primaryAccess air transport
small boat
primaryCommunityOf Nunivak Cup’ig people
regionType rural
schoolDistrict Lower Kuskokwim School District

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