Uelkal
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Uelkal (Russian: Уэлькаль) is a village (selo) in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located approximately 100 kilometers (60 mi) away from the administrative centre of Egvekinot, at the mouth of Holy Cross Bay. The village has a secondary school, a medical assistant-midwife centre, a pharmacy, a communications centre, and a store. The main sources of livelihood for the residents of this town are hunting seals, walrus, and whales.
As of 2002, the town had 258 inhabitants, of whom 202 were indigenous people.
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