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    Dillingham (pronounced /ˈdɪlɪŋhæm/), also known as Curyung and (for the southwestern section) Kanakanak, is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. According to the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, as of 2008 the population of the city is estimated to be 2,347. Dillingham is on Nushagak Bay, an inlet of Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea, in southwestern Alaska. It is located at (59.046751, -158.508665). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.6 km²). 33.6 square miles (87.1 km²) of it is land and 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²) of it (5.93%) is water. Dillingham was once known as the Pacific salmon capital of the world and commercial fishing remains an important part of the local economy. Today, Alaska salmon is one of the only certified sustainable wild salmon fisheries left in the world and Dillingham is an important port to the Bristol Bay fishery, which annually provides most of the total Alaska salmon value overall . Dillingham, in terms of population, is the largest community in the Bristol Bay region, renowned for it's world class wild salmon fishing industry. The

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    City Contained By:

    • Alaska
    • United States of America
    • Dillingham Census Area

    City Contains:

    • Pilgrim 100B Aircraft

    Timezones:

    • Alaska Time Zone

    Size:

    • 92.462575539 km squared
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