Chaunsky District

Chaunsky District
Чаунский район
District
Stacks in Chaunsky District, a natural monument
Stacks in Chaunsky District, a natural monument
Flag of Chaunsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Chaunsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Chaunsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 68°52′06″N 170°36′29″E / 68.86833°N 170.60806°E / 68.86833; 170.60806
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Established1933[2]
Administrative centerPevek[1]
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • Head of the AdministrationYelena Kompaniyets
Area
[3]
 • Total
67,091 km2 (25,904 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total
5,148
 • Estimate 
(January 2016)[5]
5,747
 • Density0.077/km2 (0.20/sq mi)
 • Urban
80.8%
 • Rural
19.2%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[6]1 cities/towns, 6 Urban-type settlements[7], 4 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asChaunsky Municipal District[8]
 • Municipal divisions[8]1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+12 (MSK+9 Edit this on Wikidata[9])
OKTMO ID77705000
Websitehttp://go-pevek.ru/index.php
District administration building

Chaunsky District (Russian: Ча́унский райо́н; Chukchi: Чаан район, Čaan rajon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[8] district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the autonomous okrug and borders with Iultinsky District in the northeast, Anadyrsky District in the southeast, and with Bilibinsky District in the south and west. The area of the district is 67,091 square kilometers (25,904 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Pevek.[1] Population: 5,148 (2010 Census);[4] 6,962 (2002 Census);[10] 32,167 (1989 Soviet census).[11] The population of Pevek accounts for 80.8% of the district's total population.[4]

Chaunsky District is flat compared to other districts in the autonomous okrug.[citation needed] The land within the current boundaries was first visited by non-indigenous people in the 18th century.[12] The indigenous people in the district are mainly Chukchi,[13] and form about 15% of the population.[12]

  1. ^ a b c d Law #33-OZ
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  3. ^ a b Информация о городском округе Певек
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  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. ^ Directive #517-rp
  7. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  8. ^ a b c Law #46-OZ
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  11. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
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