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Ekwok (Central Yupik: Iquaq) is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 111.

Ekwok city overview:
Name:	Ekwok city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Dillingham Census Area
Incorporated:	1974
Elevation:	98 ft (30 m)
Total Area:	18.01 sq mi (46.64 km²)
Land Area:	16.75 sq mi (43.37 km²)
Water Area:	1.26 sq mi (3.27 km²)
Total Population:	111
Population Density:	6.63/sq mi (2.56/km²)
ZIP code:	99580
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0221810
GNISfeature ID:	1401738

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History

Ekwok means “end of the bluff” (river’s edge) in Yupik, from iquk (“end”). It is the oldest continuously occupied Yupik village on the Nushagak River. During the 1800s, the settlement was used in the spring and summer as a fish camp, and in the fall as a base camp for picking berries. By 1923, it was the largest settlement along the river.

From the early 1900s until 1941, mail was delivered by dog sled from Dillingham. In 1941 a post office opened in Ekwok. Before 1960, most of the buildings in Ekwok were located in a low area near the river. After a flood in the early 1960s, the village was relocated to its current location.

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Geography

Ekwok is located at 59°20′57″N 157°29′7″W / 59.34917°N 157.48528°W / 59.34917; -157.48528 (59.349260, -157.485404).

Ekwok is on the Nushagak River in southwestern Alaska, 43 miles (69 km) northeast of Dillingham.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ekwok has a total area of 17.5 square miles (45.4 km), of which 16.3 square miles (42.1 km) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km), or 7.10%, is water.