Yanrakynnot

Yanrakynnot (English)
Янракыннот (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

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Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Yanrakynnot
Location of Yanrakynnot in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 64°54′00″N 172°31′59″W / 64.90000°N 172.53306°W / 64.90000; -172.53306Coordinates: 64°54′00″N 172°31′59″W / 64.90000°N 172.53306°W / 64.90000; -172.53306
Administrative status (as of June 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative district Providensky District[2]
Municipal status (as of October 2010)
Municipal district Providensky Municipal District[3]
Rural settlement Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 338 inhabitants[4][5]
Population (January 2016 est.) 298 inhabitants[6]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[7]
Postal code(s)[8] 689271
Dialing code(s) +7 42735[9]

Yanrakynnot (Russian: Янракыннот) is a rural locality (a selo) in Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[2] Population: 338 (2010 Census);[4] [5] Municipally, Yanrakynnot is a part of Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement in Providensky Municipal District.[3]

Etymology

Its name is derived from the Chukchi word for "detached, firm land",[10] although other sources translate it as "the lonely stand",[11] and others still say it means "hard place".[12]

History

Like many of the small rural localities in Chukotka, the amenities of Yanrakynnot were affected by the dissolution of the Soviet Union; the eight-grade school, for example, was downgraded to just a four-grade school.[13]

Geography

Yanrakynnot is located on the shores of the Venetken (lit. "curved"[10]) lagoon, linked to the administrative center of the district, the urban-type settlement of Provideniya, by an 80-kilometer (50 mi) unpaved road.[10]

Demographics

The population according to the most recent census data is 338,[4] of whom 185 were male and 153 female,[5] a slight increase on a 2008 estimate of 330.[11]

Economy

Yanrakynnot is a traditional Chukchi locality,[14] with the economy being dominated by whaling.[11] The locality also serves as a base for those wishing to visit Whale Bone Alley on Yttygran Island or Arakamchechen Island.

Climate

Yanrakynnot has a Tundra climate (ET)[15] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).

Climate data for Yanrakynnot
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
0
(32)
12
(54)
2
(36)
7
(45)
24
(75)
12.2
(54)
12.7
(54.9)
15
(59)
13
(55)
3.8
(38.8)
18
(64)
24
(75)
Average high °C (°F) −9.2
(15.4)
−12.4
(9.7)
−11.3
(11.7)
−9.3
(15.3)
−11
(12)
2.7
(36.9)
4.9
(40.8)
4.8
(40.6)
3.2
(37.8)
−0.9
(30.4)
−4.9
(23.2)
−8.1
(17.4)
−4.3
(24.3)
Average low °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1)
−16.5
(2.3)
−15.6
(3.9)
−12.8
(9)
−2.9
(26.8)
1
(34)
3.3
(37.9)
3.4
(38.1)
2.2
(36)
−1.8
(28.8)
−6.6
(20.1)
−10.4
(13.3)
−5.7
(21.7)
Record low °C (°F) −31.4
(−24.5)
−77
(−107)
−32
(−26)
−29.8
(−21.6)
−18.4
(−1.1)
−7
(19)
0
(32)
−10
(14)
−4
(25)
−13.9
(7)
−23
(−9)
−50
(−58)
−77
(−107)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 6
(0.24)
0
(0)
0
(0)
3
(0.12)
6
(0.24)
9
(0.35)
0
(0)
9
(0.35)
3
(0.12)
3
(0.12)
6
(0.24)
3
(0.12)
51
(2.01)
Average snowy days 13 10 9 10 8 0 0 0 2 11 16 15 94
Source: [16]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Law #33-OZ
  2. 1 2 Directive #517-rp
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #45-OZ
  4. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 The results of the 2010 Census are given for Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Providensky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Yanrakynnot is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement.
  6. ↑ Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность постоянного населения Чукотского автономного округа по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2016 года (Russian)
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  9. ↑ Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Providensky Municipal District (Russian)
  10. 1 2 3 Strogoff, p. 135
  11. 1 2 3 Yanrakynnot Area - Beringia Park Website
  12. ↑ Harriman Expedition Retraced - PBS Website
  13. ↑ Krupnik and Vakhtin, p. 14
  14. ↑ Dallman, Map 3.6
  15. ↑ McKnight and Hess, pp.235-7
  16. ↑ "Weather Averages for Yanrakynnot from meoweather.com". meoweather.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.

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