Kanchalan

Kanchalan (in English)
Канчалан (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Kanchalan in winter

Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Kanchalan
Location of Kanchalan in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 65°10′N 176°43′E / 65.167°N 176.717°E / 65.167; 176.717Coordinates: 65°10′N 176°43′E / 65.167°N 176.717°E / 65.167; 176.717
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 Kanchalan Rural Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Kanchalan Rural Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 629 inhabitants[4][5]
Population (January 2017 est.) 457 inhabitants[6] [5]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[7]
Founded 1952[8]
Postal code(s)[9] 689514
Dialing code(s) +7 42732

Kanchalan (Russian: Канчала́н) is a rural locality (a selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located northwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 629,[4][5] with an estimated population as of 1 January 2015 of 525.

Geography

Kanchalan is located on the banks of the Kanchalan River, one of the three rivers which, together with the Anadyr and the Belaya Rivers, flows into the Bering Sea at the Gulf of Anadyr.

History

The Kanchalan River, on the right bank of which Kanchalan stands, was shown as the Nerpichya on the 17th–18th century maps.[10] The sedentary Chukchi people living in the vicinity were calling themselves konchalyt (lit. the onlies), that name, in the form of "Kanchalan", transferred first to the river and eventually to the inhabited locality.[10]

Modern Kanchalan was founded in 1952.[8]

Administrative and municipal status

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

Economy

As with many of the rural localities throughout Chukotka, the population of Kanchalan is overwhelmingly indigenous (around 90%),[11] mainly Chukchi. The main economic driver is reindeer herding,[8] although there is also seasonal fishing near the mouth of the Gyrmekuul River.[10] Residents maintain traditional methods of reindeer husbandry. Kanchalan's infrastructure includes a store, a communication center, a school, and a house of culture.[10] In 2004, Kanchalan underwent a major repair project where all housing was repaired and 110 new houses built.[12]

Transport

Kanchalan is not connected to the outside world by any road network.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, Kanchalan's population was 629,[4][5] In remained essentially flat for the past several years, with the 2003 estimate reported in the 2005 environmental impact report produced for the Kupol Gold Project being 635.[13] Of that population, 540 were of indigenous origin.[14]

Religion

Kanchalan's religious facilities include a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.[15]

Climate

Kanchalan has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfc).[16] It experiences extremely cold winters. Temperatures generally do not rise above freezing between the beginning of October and the following May and are generally below −20 °C (−4 °F) between the beginning of December and the following March. The summer is short and mild with temperatures averaging above +10 °C (50 °F) in July only, although record temperatures of nearly +30 °C (86 °F) have been recorded.

Climate data for Kanchalan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)		 2.2
(36)		 5.1
(41.2)		 5
(41)		 14
(57)		 26
(79)		 28
(82)		 25.6
(78.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 10.8
(51.4)		 5
(41)		 3.6
(38.5)		 28
(82)
Average high °C (°F) −19.7
(−3.5)		 −17.4
(0.7)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 2
(36)		 11.2
(52.2)		 15.8
(60.4)		 13.7
(56.7)		 7.9
(46.2)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 −8.9
(16)		 −16.6
(2.1)		 −3
(27)
Average low °C (°F) −26.6
(−15.9)		 −24.6
(−12.3)		 −21.8
(−7.2)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 3.8
(38.8)		 8.8
(47.8)		 7.5
(45.5)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −7.1
(19.2)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −23.4
(−10.1)		 −9.7
(14.5)
Record low °C (°F) −44
(−47)		 −44.1
(−47.4)		 −39
(−38)		 −32.5
(−26.5)		 −22.5
(−8.5)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 −12.1
(10.2)		 −5
(23)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −25.3
(−13.5)		 −35.8
(−32.4)		 −40
(−40)		 −44.1
(−47.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 41.7
(1.642)		 44.8
(1.764)		 32.7
(1.287)		 24.5
(0.965)		 16.1
(0.634)		 24.9
(0.98)		 42.2
(1.661)		 44.9
(1.768)		 37.1
(1.461)		 28.5
(1.122)		 38.7
(1.524)		 32.3
(1.272)		 408.4
(16.079)
Average snowy days 12 14 13 15 14 1 0 0 3 16 18 15 124
Source: [17]

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 4 The results of the 2010 Census and the 2014 estimate are given for Kanchalan Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Anadyrsky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Kanchalan is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Kanchalan Rural Settlement.
  6. ↑ Office of the Federal State Statistics Service for Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Численность населения Чукотского автономного округа по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2017 года (in 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. 1 2 3 Official website of Anadyrsky District. Kanchalan Rural settlement (in Russian)
  9. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  10. 1 2 3 4 Electoral Commission of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Kanchalan (in Russian)
  11. ↑ Red Cross Chukotka. Anadyrsky District (archived)
  12. ↑ Chukotken.ru. On Monday, the Residents of the Selo of Kanchalan in Anadyrsky District Will Start a New Life. October 8, 2004. (in Russian)
  13. ↑ Bema Gold Corporation, p. 87
  14. ↑ Bema Gold Corporation, p. 89
  15. ↑ Official website of Anadyr and Chukotka Diocese. Overview Map (in Russian)
  16. ↑ McKnight and Hess, pp. 232–235
  17. ↑ "Weather averages - Kanchalan". www.meoweather.com. Retrieved June 29, 2012.

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