The City and Borough of Sitka, formerly New Archangel under
Russian rule, is a unified city-borough located on Baranof Island and the
southern half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific
Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the
largest city-borough in the US, with a land area of 2,870.3 mi
(7,434.1 km) and a total area (including water area) of 4,811.4 mi
(12,460.8 km). With a population of 8,881 in 2010, Sitka is the
fourth-largest city by population in Alaska. Urban Sitka (57°03′5.62″N
135°20′19.11″W), the part
