Bethel Census Area

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Bethel Census Area is a largely rural, predominantly Alaska Native region in western Alaska that encompasses much of the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta and relies heavily on subsistence lifestyles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census area
county-equivalent
borderedBy Bristol Bay Borough
Dillingham Census Area, Alaska
surface form: Dillingham Census Area

Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kusilvak Census Area
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
surface form: Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area
contains Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
country United States of America
hasAdministrativeCenter Bethel, Alaska
hasCharacteristic largely roadless
predominantly Alaska Native population
reliance on air and river transport
strong subsistence lifestyle
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasLargestCity Bethel, Alaska
hasMajorRiver Kuskokwim River
Nushagak River
Yukon River
hasPredominantPopulationGroup Alaska Natives
hasSettlement Akiachak, Alaska
Akiak, Alaska
Bethel, Alaska
Chevak, Alaska
Eek, Alaska
Hooper Bay, Alaska
Kasigluk, Alaska
Kipnuk, Alaska
Kongiganak, Alaska
Kwethluk, Alaska
Mekoryuk, Alaska
Napaskiak, Alaska
Nunapitchuk, Alaska
Quinhagak, Alaska
Toksook Bay, Alaska
Tuluksak, Alaska
Tuntutuliak, Alaska
hasSignificantEthnicGroup Athabascan peoples
Cupʼik people
Yup’ik people
surface form: Yupʼik people
isRural true
locatedIn Alaska
western Alaska
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Unorganized Borough, Alaska
primaryEconomicActivity commercial fishing
public sector employment
subsistence hunting and fishing
timeZone Alaska Time Zone

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Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta administrativeRegion Bethel Census Area
Nunivak Island partOf Bethel Census Area
Kuskokwim River flowsThrough Bethel Census Area
Bethel locatedIn Bethel Census Area
subject surface form: Bethel, Alaska
Mekoryuk locatedIn Bethel Census Area
Mekoryuk locatedInBoroughEquivalent Bethel Census Area
Bethel, Alaska boroughOrCensusArea Bethel Census Area
Quinhagak, Alaska locatedIn Bethel Census Area
this entity surface form: Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Kusilvak Census Area borderedBy Bethel Census Area
Unorganized Borough, Alaska contains Bethel Census Area
Toksook Bay, Alaska locatedIn Bethel Census Area
this entity surface form: Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Crooked Creek, Alaska boroughOrCensusArea Bethel Census Area
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area borderedBy Bethel Census Area
Aniak, Alaska locatedIn Bethel Census Area
Aniak, Alaska isPartOfCensusArea Bethel Census Area
this entity surface form: Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Red Devil, Alaska locatedIn Bethel Census Area
this entity surface form: Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Stony River, Alaska boroughOrCensusArea Bethel Census Area
Napaskiak, Alaska locatedIn Bethel Census Area
this entity surface form: Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Napaskiak, Alaska censusArea Bethel Census Area
Napaskiak, Alaska locatedIn Bethel Census Area
this entity surface form: United States Census-designated Bethel Census Area
Tuluksak, Alaska borough Bethel Census Area
Lower Kalskag, Alaska boroughOrCensusArea Bethel Census Area
Upper Kalskag, Alaska locatedIn Bethel Census Area
Sleetmute, Alaska boroughOrCensusArea Bethel Census Area
Aniak River region Bethel Census Area
Stony River locatedIn Bethel Census Area
this entity surface form: Bethel Census Area, Alaska