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Kenai is a city located in Alaska, situated on the Kenai Peninsula in the south-central part of the state. The city is significant as a major hub for fishing, oil and gas industries, and tourism in the region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alaska
- Borough
- Kenai Peninsula
- Incorporated
- May 10, 1960
- Mayor
- Henry Knackstedt
- State senator
- Jesse Bjorkman ( R )
- State rep
- Justin Ruffridge (R)
- Total
- 35.97 sq mi (93.15 km )
- Land
- 29.14 sq mi (75.47 km )
- Water
- 6.82 sq mi (17.67 km )
- Elevation
- 72 ft (22 m)
- Density
- 254.8/sq mi (98.37/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
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Kenai (/ˈkiːnaɪ/, KEE-ny; Dena'ina: Shk'ituk't; Russian: Кенай, romanized: Kenay) is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010, the seventh-most populated city in the state.
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