Chukotsky District
Чукотский район | |
|---|---|
 Lavrentiya, Chukotsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chukotsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
| Coordinates: 66°18′46″N 172°25′04″W / 66.31278°N 172.41778°W | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1] |
| Established | 1927 |
| Administrative center | Lavrentiya[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Council of Deputies[2] |
| • Head[3] | Mikhail Zelensky[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 30,700 km2 (11,900 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,838 |
• Estimate (January 2016)[6] | 4,344 |
| • Density | 0.16/km2 (0.41/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[7] | 6 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Chukotsky Municipal District[8] |
| • Municipal divisions[8] | 0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9  [9]) |
| OKTMO ID | 77633000 |
| Website | http://www.chukotraion.ru |
Chukotsky District (Russian: Чуко́тский райо́н, Čukótskiy rayón; Chukchi: Чукоткакэн район, Čukotkakèn rajon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[8] district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is the easternmost district of the autonomous okrug and Russia, and the closest part of Russia to the United States. It borders with the Chukchi Sea in the north, the Bering Sea in the east, Providensky District in the south, and the Kolyuchinskaya Bay in the west. The area of the district is 30,700 square kilometers (11,900 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Lavrentiya.[1] Population: 4,995 (2021 Census);[10] 4,838 (2010 Census);[5] 4,541 (2002 Census);[11] 6,878 (1989 Soviet census).[12] The population of Lavrentiya accounts for 30.2% of the district's total population.[5]
The district is populated mainly by indigenous peoples, the majority being either Chukchi or Yupik. The sparse nature of the population means that this is the only district in the autonomous okrug without any urban localities. The selo of Uelen is located in the district, which is a focal point for indigenous artwork of the region as a whole and the birthplace of Yuri Rytkheu, the first internationally recognized Chukchi writer.
- ^ a b c d Law #33-OZ
- ^ Official website of Chukotsky District. Council of Deputies Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ a b Official website of Chukotsky District. Administration Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ a b Official website of Chukotsky District. Map of the district Archived July 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Directive #517-rp
- ^ a b c Law #47-OZ
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.