Diomede
Also known as Diomede, Alaska, Diomede, AK
city in Alaska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alaska
- Census area
- Nome
- Incorporated
- October 28, 1970
- Mayor
- Cassandra Ahkvaluk
- State senator
- Donny Olson ( D )
- State rep
- Neal Foster (D)
- Total
- 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km )
- Land
- 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,621 ft (494 m)
- Density
- 33.7/sq mi (13.02/km )
- Time zone
~14 min read
Article
Drone photo, 2018
Diomede (Inupiaq: Iŋaliq; Russian: Диомид, romanized: Diomid) is an incorporated island city in the U.S. state of Alaska. Little Diomede Island is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands that are located in the middle of the Bering Strait; the larger of the two islands, Big Diomede Island, is part of Russia. As of 2020, the population of Diomede is 82.