Igiugig is a small village (population 56) located in southwestern Alaska, on the south bank of the mouth of the Kvichak River and Lake Iliamna.  The village is 48 miles southwest of Iliamna, Alaska and 56 miles northeast of King Salmon, Alaska.  The Village's population consists mainly of Yupik Eskimos, Aleuts, and Athabascan Indians.

Igiugig maintains a school, library, computer lab, post office, general store, health clinic, airport, Russian Orthodox Church, and an EPA office.  Additionally, there are 15 currently occupied houses within the village as well as numerous hunting and fishing lodges which are based out of the Village. 

The word Igiugig means "Like a throat that swallows water" in the Yupik language - a name clearly derived from the location of the Village right at the mouth of the Kvichak River and Lake Iliamna.  In essence, the river is swallowing the flow of the Lake and taking it all the way to Bristol Bay.  The residents of the Village trace their residency and roots to the surrounding villages of Branch, Newhalen, Kaskanak Flats, Big Mountain, and Kukaklek Lake.  The founders of Igiugig originally lived near Kaskanak - some 7 miles downstream from the current location of the Village.  Around the turn of the 20th century, a group of these villagers moved to what is now Igiugig, a site which was frequently used as a fish camp by surrounding villages.  By 1905, Laplander reindeer stations were located near Igiugig, and several current residents are directly descended from this group.

Most residents of the village engage in subsistence activities to support their families.  Villagers also work directly for the Village Government, or for the Iliamna Lake Contractors - a SBA 8(a) general contracting company operated by the Village.

Igiugig is accessible primarily via air and water - there are no dedicated roads which lead to the village.  Charter flights are available from Anchorage, Iliamna, and King Salmon to the village throughout the year.  Barges deliver supplies and goods from Naknek during the summer and fall months provided the Kvichak River is high enough for travel.  Villagers use boats, ATV's, and snow machines as primary modes of transportation.  Trails exist to several surrounding villages including Kokhanok, Levelock, Newhalen, and Iliamna.