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°WCoordinates: 64°54′00″N 172°31′59″W / 64.90000°N 172.53306°W
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 2014 est.) 317 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)
Avg. snowy days 13 10 9 10 8 0 0 0 2 11 16 15 94
Source: [16]

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See also

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Law #33-OZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 Directive #517-rp
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Law #45-OZ
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. 5.0 5.1 5.2 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 2014 года (Russian)
  7. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 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. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Strogoff, p. 135
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 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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