Yanrakynnot

Yanrakynnot
Янракыннот
Selo
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Yanrakynnot is located in Russia
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Location of Yanrakynnot
Yanrakynnot is located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Yanrakynnot
Yanrakynnot
Yanrakynnot (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 64°54′00″N 172°31′59″W / 64.90000°N 172.53306°W / 64.90000; -172.53306
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChukotka Autonomous Okrug
Administrative districtProvidensky District
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
338
 • Estimate 
(January 2016)
298 (−11.8%)
 • Municipal districtProvidensky Municipal District
 • Rural settlementYanrakynnot Rural Settlement
 • Capital ofYanrakynnot Rural Settlement
Time zoneUTC+12 (MSK+9 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code
689271
Dialing code+7 42735
OKTMO ID77710000126

Yanrakynnot (Russian: Янракыннот) is a rural locality (a selo) in Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 338 (2010 census); Municipally, Yanrakynnot is a part of Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement in Providensky Municipal District.

Etymology

Its name is derived from the Chukchi word for "detached, firm land", although other sources translate it as "the lonely stand", and others still say it means "hard place".

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.

Geography

Yanrakynnot is located on the shores of the Venetken (lit. "curved") lagoon, linked to the administrative center of the district, the urban-type settlement of Provideniya, by an 80-kilometer (50 mi) unpaved road.

Demographics

The population according to the most recent census data is 338, of whom 185 were male and 153 female, a slight increase on a 2008 estimate of 330.

Economy

Yanrakynnot is a traditional Chukchi locality, with the economy being dominated by whaling. 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 (Köppen climate classification ET) 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
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.4
(11.5)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 −11.6
(11.1)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 1.2
(34.2)		 7.1
(44.8)		 10.6
(51.1)		 10.3
(50.5)		 6.4
(43.5)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 −10.6
(12.9)		 −1.8
(28.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −14.9
(5.2)		 −16.7
(1.9)		 −15.5
(4.1)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 4.0
(39.2)		 7.7
(45.9)		 7.7
(45.9)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −4.8
(23.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −18.3
(−0.9)		 −20.2
(−4.4)		 −19.3
(−2.7)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 0.9
(33.6)		 4.8
(40.6)		 5.1
(41.2)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −9.9
(14.2)		 −17.0
(1.4)		 −7.8
(18.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36
(1.4)		 26
(1.0)		 24
(0.9)		 26
(1.0)		 21
(0.8)		 26
(1.0)		 49
(1.9)		 66
(2.6)		 54
(2.1)		 54
(2.1)		 53
(2.1)		 43
(1.7)		 478
(18.6)
Source:

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Law #33-OZ
  2. 1 2 Directive #517-rp
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность постоянного населения Чукотского автономного округа по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2016 года Archived August 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  6. 1 2 3 4 Law #45-OZ
  7. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ↑ Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Providensky Municipal District (in Russian)
  10. 1 2 3 Strogoff, p. 135
  11. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "Climate Янракыннот". climate-data.org. Retrieved October 3, 2012.

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