Vayegi

Vayegi (English)
Ваеги (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Vayegi
Location of Vayegi in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 64°10′N 171°02′E / 64.167°N 171.033°E / 64.167; 171.033Coordinates: 64°10′N 171°02′E / 64.167°N 171.033°E / 64.167; 171.033
Administrative status (as of June 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative district Anadyrsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of April 2011)
Municipal district Anadyrsky Municipal District[3]
Rural settlement Vayegi Rural Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Vayegi Rural Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 497 inhabitants[4][5]
Population (January 2014 est.) 432 inhabitants[6]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[7]
Founded 1951
Postal code(s)[8] 689534
Dialing code(s) +7 42732

Vayegi (Russian: Вае́ги) is a rural locality (a selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located near the border with Kamchatka Krai, on the banks of the Vayegi River, southwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 497.[4][5]

History

It was originally founded in 1951 as a result of the ongoing Soviet policy of collectivization. The kolkhoz (collective farm) that was founded around Vayegi brought together several groups of previously nomadic herders. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, small rural localities like Vayegi were extremely hard hit economically. In 2000, for example, when the monthly living wage across Chukotka was estimated at 3,800 rubles, the average wage in Vayegi was in the range of 700-800 rubles.[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vayegi is subordinated to Anadyrsky District.[2] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Vayegi is a part of Vayegi Rural Settlement within Anadyrsky Municipal District.[3]

Economy

Most of Vayegi's population is made up of indigenous people, mainly Chukchi, meaning that the focus of the local economy is on traditional hunting and fishing.

Transportation

Vayegi is not connected to the outside world by any road network. There are helicopter flights for passengers, from the Ugolny Airport in Anadyr, operated by Chukotavia.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, the population was 497,[4][5] which is an increase from the 2003 estimate of 457 reported the 2005 environmental impact report produced for the Kupol Gold Project.[10] Of that population, 379 were of indigenous origin.[11]

Culture

Vayegi is known throughout the region for being a center for indigenous festivals, where each year a number of events are hosted, including the native festival of Kilvei, the Thanksgiving Ceremony, the Young Reindeer festival, and a dog sled race, where competitors race for the Governor's Cup.

Indigenous traditions are perpetuated through the presence of societies for the promotion of reindeer herding, as well as through an active folklore ensemble and a labor veterans club promoting traditional artistry and handicrafts. In addition to these indigenous services, Vayegi also supports a secondary school and a daycare center.

Local indigenous inhabitants' name for Vayengi is Varen (lit. tripod); from the Chukchi word for the horizontal supports of a yaranga.[12]

A local legend has it that a hill near Vayegi was once the scene of a battle between the Chukchi and the Koryak people. The Chukchi took up position on a hill which they had soaked with water to prevent the Koryak from being able to climb it. The Koryak persisted and so the Chukchi loaded their sleds with stones, laid the horizontal supports from their yarangas across them, and sent them down the hill scattering the Koryak and winning the battle.[12]

Climate

Vayegi has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climates (Dfc).[13]

Climate data for Vayegi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)		 2.5
(36.5)		 5
(41)		 12.3
(54.1)		 20.6
(69.1)		 32.2
(90)		 33.3
(91.9)		 28.8
(83.8)		 22
(72)		 11.6
(52.9)		 7.1
(44.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 33.3
(91.9)
Average high °C (°F) −23.8
(−10.8)		 −19.7
(−3.5)		 −14.6
(5.7)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 4.5
(40.1)		 17.6
(63.7)		 20.4
(68.7)		 16.7
(62.1)		 9.1
(48.4)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 −21.5
(−6.7)		 −2.9
(26.8)
Average low °C (°F) −32.9
(−27.2)		 −30.1
(−22.2)		 −26.1
(−15)		 −19
(−2)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 6
(43)		 8.8
(47.8)		 5.8
(42.4)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −22.2
(−8)		 −30.2
(−22.4)		 −12.9
(8.8)
Record low °C (°F) −53.5
(−64.3)		 −52.4
(−62.3)		 −45.9
(−50.6)		 −38.6
(−37.5)		 −26.1
(−15)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −17
(1)		 −35
(−31)		 −45.5
(−49.9)		 −48.6
(−55.5)		 −53.5
(−64.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 23.9
(0.941)		 25.1
(0.988)		 27.6
(1.087)		 42.2
(1.661)		 20.4
(0.803)		 33.3
(1.311)		 55.5
(2.185)		 60.3
(2.374)		 39.1
(1.539)		 36.9
(1.453)		 42.6
(1.677)		 30
(1.18)		 437
(17.2)
Average snowy days 16 16 16 14 9 1 0 0 4 17 19 16 128
Source: [14]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Law #33-OZ
  2. 1 2 Directive #517-rp
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #148-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 Vayegi Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Anadyrsky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Vayegi is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Vayegi 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. ↑ Chereshev & Shestakov, p. 14
  10. ↑ Bema Gold Corporation, p. 87
  11. ↑ Bema Gold Corporation, p. 89
  12. 1 2 Strogoff et al., p. 89.
  13. ↑ McKnight and Hess, pp. 232–235
  14. ↑ "Weather Averages - Vayegi". www.meoweather.com. Retrieved June 29, 2012.

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