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Community Overview: Kongiganak
Native Community Name:
Kangirnaq
Place Name Translation: One Like the Source (of the River)
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
kong GIG guh nuck / KONG
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: No
Post Office: Kongiganak Post Office
+ 1 (907) 557-5413
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Calista Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Association of Village Council Presidents
School District: Lower Kuskokwim School District
Healthcare Facility: Lillian E. Jimmy Memorial Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
(907) 557-5127
Kongigianak Public Health Nursing - Bethel Itinerant Nursing
(907) 543-2110
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: A state-owned airstrip is available. Snowmobiles, boats, and skiffs provide local transportation to Bethel and other area villages. Winter trails exist to Kwigillingok (11.1 mi) and Tuntutuliak (29 mi). There are no docking facilities; barges deliver cargo once or twice each summer.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017532
2018539
2019544
2020503
2021494
2022510
2023511
Community: Kangirnaq (Kongiganak)
Year Range: 2017-2023
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten21
Kindergarten10
FirstGrade9
SecondGrade14
ThirdGrade9
FourthGrade11
FifthGrade13
SixthGrade11
SeventhGrade13
EighthGrade17
NinthGrade29
TenthGrade11
EleventhGrade9
TwelfthGrade7
TotalEnrollmentK12163
TotalEnrollmentPK12184
Community: Kangirnaq (Kongiganak)
School Year: 2022/2023
Community Statistics
Community: Kangirnaq (Kongiganak)
Community: Kangirnaq (Kongiganak)
Community: Kangirnaq (Kongiganak)
Community: Kangirnaq (Kongiganak)