Wewoka
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city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oklahoma
- County
- Seminole
- Type
- Council-manager
- Total
- 4.84 sq mi (12.54 km )
- Land
- 4.84 sq mi (12.54 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 873 ft (266 m)
- Density
- 647.3/sq mi (249.91/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 405 and 572
- Fips code
- 40-80550
- Website
- City website
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Wewoka is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,271 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Seminole County. Founded by John Coheia, a Black Seminole, and Black Seminoles in January 1849, Wewoka is the capital of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wewoka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.