Uelkal

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Uelkal (English)
Уэлькаль (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Uelkal
Location of Uelkal in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 65°32′N 179°17′W / 65.533°N 179.283°W / 65.533; -179.283Coordinates: 65°32′N 179°17′W / 65.533°N 179.283°W / 65.533; -179.283
Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative district Iultinsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of June 2009)
Municipal district Iultinsky Municipal District[3]
Rural settlement Uelkal Rural Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Uelkal Rural Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 243 inhabitants[4][5]
Time zone MAGT (UTC+12:00)[6]
Postal code(s)[7] 689215
Dialing code(s) +7 42734[8]

Uelkal (Russian: Уэлькаль) is a village (selo) in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 243 (2010 Census);[4] [5] a slight reduction on a 2003 estimate of 258, of whom 208 were indigenous people,[9] which itself showed a slight increase, up from 202 the previous year.[9] The village is located approximately 100 kilometers (60 mi) away from the administrative centre of Egvekinot,[9] at the western side of the mouth of Kresta Bay. Municipally, Uelkal is subordinated to Iultinsky Administrative District and incorporated as Uelkal Rural Settlement.[3]

History

During World War II, this was the eastern stage on the ALSIB Uelkal-Krasnoyarsk route for US-made lend-lease warplanes to Russia.[10] During the mid-1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency suspected that a major bomber staging base was being built at Uelkal capable of reaching United States,[11] however the Soviets instead built the facility at Anadyr Ugolny Airport 102 miles (165 km) to the south and the Uelkal airfield fell into decline.

As of 2002, it had 258 inhabitants, of whom 202 were indigenous people.[9]

Economy

The village has a secondary school, a medical assistant-midwife centre, a pharmacy, a communications centre, and a store.[9] The main sources of livelihood for the residents of this town are hunting seals, walrus, and whales.

Transport

Uelkal is not connected to any other part of the world by road however, there is a small network of roads within the village including:[7]

  • улица Вальгиргина (Ulitsa Val′girgina)
  • улица Набережная (Ulitsa Naberezhnaya, lit. Quay Street)
  • улица Тундровая (Ulitsa Tundrovnaya, lit. Tundra Street)
  • улица Центральная (Ulitsa Tsentralnaya, lit. Central Street)

Climate

Uelkal has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfc).[12]

Climate data for Uelkal
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2
(36)		 7
(45)		 5.9
(42.6)		 10
(50)		 17.5
(63.5)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25
(77)		 20.6
(69.1)		 8.9
(48)		 7.2
(45)		 6.3
(43.3)		 26.2
(79.2)
Average high °C (°F) −16
(3)		 −13.4
(7.9)		 −12
(10)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 2.5
(36.5)		 10.1
(50.2)		 13.5
(56.3)		 12.6
(54.7)		 7.2
(45)		 −1
(30)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −13.4
(7.9)		 −2
(28)
Average low °C (°F) −22.8
(−9)		 −20.8
(−5.4)		 −20
(−4)		 −13.9
(7)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 2.7
(36.9)		 7.3
(45.1)		 6.9
(44.4)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −6
(21)		 −13.6
(7.5)		 −19.6
(−3.3)		 −6.8
(19.8)
Record low °C (°F) −46.1
(−51)		 −46.7
(−52.1)		 −40.6
(−41.1)		 −32.4
(−26.3)		 −23.5
(−10.3)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −1
(30)		 −3
(27)		 −10
(14)		 −20.1
(−4.2)		 −30.7
(−23.3)		 −36.6
(−33.9)		 −46.1
(−51)
Rainfall mm (inches) 32.7
(1.287)		 29.6
(1.165)		 34.5
(1.358)		 23
(0.91)		 32.9
(1.295)		 44.8
(1.764)		 71
(2.8)		 83.7
(3.295)		 52.7
(2.075)		 52
(2.05)		 48.5
(1.909)		 23.3
(0.917)		 528.7
(20.815)
Avg. snowy days 13 13 12 13 15 2 0 0 3 16 15 12 114
Source: [13]

See also

  • List of inhabited localities in Iultinsky District

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Law #33, Article 12.2
  2. ↑ Law #33, Article 16.2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Law #149, Article 8
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The results of the 2010 Census are given for Uelkal Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Iultinsky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Uelkal is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Uelkal Rural Settlement.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pochtovik Mail Delivery Service Iultinsky District (Russian)
  8. ↑ Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Iultinsky District (Russian)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Red Cross of Chukotka. Iultinsky District (Archived)
  10. ↑ Strogoff, p.129
  11. ↑ Soviet Gross Capabilities for Attacks on the U.S. and Key Overseas Installations, National Intelligence Estimate 11-7-55, Central Intelligence Agency, 1955.
  12. ↑ McKnight and Hess, pp.232-5
  13. ↑ "Weather Averages for Uelkal from meoweather.com". meoweather.com. Retrieved October 8, 2012. 

Sources

  • Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №33-ОЗ от 30 июня 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №55-ОЗ от 9 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня его официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №7 (28), 14 мая 1999 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #33-OZ of June 30, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #55-OZ of June 9, 2012 On Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.). (Russian)
  • Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №149-ОЗ от 24 ноября 2008 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Иультинского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №85-ОЗ от 20 октября 2010 г «Об упразднении сельского поселения Нутэпэльмен Иультинского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Чукотского автономного округа». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №46/1 (373/1), 28 ноября 2008 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #149-OZ of November 24, 2008 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Iultinsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #85-OZ of October 20, 2010 On the Abolition of Nutepelmen Rural Settlement of Iultinsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and on Amending Several Legislative Acts of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication date.). (Russian)
  • McKnight, Tom L; Hess, Darrel (2000). "Climate Zones and Types". Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-020263-0. 
  • M Strogoff, P-C Brochet, and D. Auzias Petit Futé: Chukotka (2006). "Avant-Garde" Publishing House.
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