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Newhalen (Central Yupik: Nuuriileng; Tanaina: Nughilen) is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 168.

Newhalen city overview:
Name:	Newhalen city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Lake and Peninsula Borough
Incorporated:	October 26, 1971
Elevation:	62 ft (19 m)
Total Area:	8.50 sq mi (22.01 km²)
Land Area:	6.03 sq mi (15.62 km²)
Water Area:	2.47 sq mi (6.39 km²)
Total Population:	168
Population Density:	27.85/sq mi (10.75/km²)
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0253270
GNISfeature ID:	1406978

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History

Newhalen was originally a Yup’ik village called Noghelin, after the Newhalen River. “Newhalen” is an Anglicized version of the original name. The village was established in the late 1800s because of the bountiful fish and game in the area.

The population of Newhalen now includes Alutiiqs and Athabascans as well as Yupik. Most pursue subsistence hunting and fishing.

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Geography

Newhalen is located at 59°43′32″N 154°53′40″W / 59.72556°N 154.89444°W / 59.72556; -154.89444 (59.725688, -154.894442).

Newhalen is on the north shore of Iliamna Lake in southern Alaska, at the mouth of Newhalen River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km), of which, 6.1 square miles (16 km) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km) of it (27.37%) is water.

The proposed Pebble Mine site is located near Newhalen.

The nearest mountain is called Roadhouse Mountain.