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Paimiut
 Paimiut
is located on Kokechik Bay, on the east bank of the Lithkealik River. It
lies on the Bering Sea, south of Scammon Bay. It lies at approximately
61° 42' N Latitude, 165° 50' W Longitude (Sec. 32, T019N, R091W, Seward
Meridian). The community is located in the Bethel Recording District.
The area encompasses 25 sq. miles of land and 2 sq. miles of water.
Paimiut is an Eskimo name meaning
"people of the stream's mouth." It was first reported in 1951 as having
two groups of two or three frame houses, about a quarter of a mile
apart. The village is now a summer fish camp.
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