Bethel, Alaska
E162805
Bethel, Alaska is a remote city on the Kuskokwim River that serves as a major transportation, administrative, and cultural hub for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bethel, Alaska canonical | 12 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| accessibleByRoadFrom | surrounding local road network only ⓘ |
| airportIATACode | BET ⓘ |
| airportRole | regional air hub for Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta ⓘ |
| areaCode | 907 ⓘ |
| averageJanuaryTemperature | well below freezing ⓘ |
| averageJulyTemperature | cool to mild ⓘ |
| boroughOrCensusArea | Bethel Census Area ⓘ |
| censusDesignation | city in Bethel Census Area ⓘ |
| connectedToStateHighwaySystem | no ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 60.7922°N 161.7558°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFromAnchorage | about 400 miles west ⓘ |
| economy |
education services
ⓘ
government services ⓘ health care services ⓘ regional transportation services ⓘ subsistence activities ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | Lower Kuskokwim School District ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1957 ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguagePresence |
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Alaskan Yupʼik
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Unorganized Borough, Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kuskokwim River ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup |
Yup’ik people
ⓘ
surface form:
Yupʼik people
|
| majorRiverUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| notableFeature | largest community in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta region ⓘ |
| population | approximately 6,000 ⓘ |
| populationRankInWesternAlaska | one of the largest communities ⓘ |
| postalCode | 99559 ⓘ |
| primaryAccessModes |
air transportation
ⓘ
river transportation ⓘ |
| primaryAirport | Bethel Airport ⓘ |
| regionalHealthCenter | Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital ⓘ |
| regionType | remote rural Alaska community ⓘ |
| role |
regional administrative center
ⓘ
regional cultural hub ⓘ regional transportation hub ⓘ |
| servesAs | headquarters for Lower Kuskokwim School District ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | −09:00 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDST | −08:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southwestern Alaska