Kanchalan
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.
Kanchalan
Канчалан | |
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 Kanchalan in winter | |
Location of Kanchalan 
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  Kanchalan Location of Kanchalan  Kanchalan Kanchalan (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | |
| Coordinates: 65°10′N 176°43′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1] |
| Administrative district | Anadyrsky District[2] |
| Founded | 1952[3] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 629 |
| • Estimate | 444 |
| • Municipal district | Anadyrsky Municipal District[7] |
| • Rural settlement | Kanchalan Rural Settlement[7] |
| • Capital of | Kanchalan Rural Settlement[7] |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9  [8]) |
| Postal code(s)[9] | 689514 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42732 |
| OKTMO ID | 77603420101 |
Geography
Kanchalan is located on the banks of the Kanchalan, one of the three rivers which, together with the Anadyr and the Belaya, flows into the Bering Sea at the Gulf of Anadyr.
History
The river Kanchalan, 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.[3]
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.[7]
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,[3] 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 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 |
| Average high °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−4.2 (24.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −24.9 (−12.8) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
26 (1.0) |
20 (0.8) |
15 (0.6) |
11 (0.4) |
19 (0.7) |
38 (1.5) |
41 (1.6) |
26 (1.0) |
21 (0.8) |
25 (1.0) |
28 (1.1) |
305 (11.9) |
| Source: [17] | |||||||||||||
References
Notes
- Law #33-OZ
- Directive #517-rp
- Official website of Anadyrsky District. Kanchalan Rural settlement (in Russian)
- 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.
- The results of the 2010 Census and the 2018 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.
- 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 2018 года Archived August 31, 2019, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Law #148-OZ
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- Electoral Commission of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Kanchalan (in Russian)
- Red Cross Chukotka. Anadyrsky District (archived)
- Chukotken.ru. On Monday, the Residents of the Selo of Kanchalan in Anadyrsky District Will Start a New Life. October 8, 2004. (in Russian)
- Bema Gold Corporation, p. 87
- Bema Gold Corporation, p. 89
- Official website of Anadyr and Chukotka Diocese. Overview Map Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- McKnight and Hess, pp. 232–235
- "Weather averages - Kanchalan". climate-data.org. Retrieved June 29, 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.). (in Russian)
- Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №148-ОЗ от 24 ноября 2008 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Анадырского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №24-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложение 2 к Закону Чукотского автономного округа "О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Анадырского муниципального района 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 #148-OZ of November 24, 2008 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Anadyrsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #24-OZ of April 1, 2011 On Amending Appendix 2 of the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Anadyrsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.). (in Russian)
- Bema Gold Corporation. Environmental Impact Assessment, Kupol Gold Project, Far East Russia, June 2005.
- 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.