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Kotzebue (QikiqtaÄ¡ruk in IÃ±upiaq) is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 3,237. Kotzebue gets its name from the Kotzebue Sound, which was named after Otto von Kotzebue, who explored the sound while searching for the Northwest Passage in the service of Russia in 1818. Kotzebue is located at 66Â°53â²50â³N 162Â°35â²8â³W / 66.89722Â°N 162.58556Â°W / 66.89722; -162.58556 (66.897192, â162.585444).