Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

For other uses, see Chukotka.

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Autonomous okrug
Чукотский автономный округ
Other transcription(s)
 • ChukchiЧукоткакэн автономныкэн округ
Flag of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Flag
Coat of arms of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coat of arms
Anthem: Anthem of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[3]
Coordinates: 66°40′N 171°00′E / 66.667°N 171.000°E / 66.667; 171.000
CountryRussia
Federal districtFar Eastern[1]
Economic regionFar Eastern[2]
Administrative centerAnadyr
Government
 • BodyDuma[4]
 • Governor[6]Vladislav Kuznetsov[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total
721,481 km2 (278,565 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (2021 census)[8]
 • Total
47,490
 • Estimate 
(2018)[9]
49,348
 • Rank82nd
 • Density0.066/km2 (0.17/sq mi)
 • Urban
68.2%
 • Rural
31.8%
Time zoneUTC+12 (MSK+9 Edit this on Wikidata[10])
ISO 3166 codeRU-CHU
License plates87
OKTMO ID77000000
Official languagesRussian[11]
Recognised languagesChukchi
Websiteчукотка.рф

Chukotka (/tʃʊˈkɒtkə/ chuu-KOT-kə; Russian: Чукотка [tɕʊˈkotkə]), officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,[note 1] is the easternmost federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East, and shares a border with the Sakha Republic to the west, Magadan Oblast to the south-west, and Kamchatka Krai to the south, as well as a maritime border on the Bering Strait with the U.S. state of Alaska to the east. Anadyr is the largest town and the capital, and the easternmost settlement to have town status in Russia. It is the closest point from Russia to the United States, measuring at 88.51 kilometres or 55 miles.

Chukotka is primarily populated by ethnic Russians, Chukchi, and other indigenous peoples. It is the only autonomous okrug in Russia that is not included in, or subordinate to, another federal subject, having separated from Magadan Oblast in 1992. It is home to Lake Elgygytgyn, an impact crater lake, and Anyuyskiy, an extinct volcano. The village of Uelen is the easternmost settlement in Russia and the closest substantial settlement to the United States (Alaska).

The autonomous okrug covers an area of over 737,700 square kilometers (284,800 sq mi), and is the seventh-largest federal subject in Russia, although it has a population of only 50,526.[13] Chukotka is the second-least-populated federal subject, and the least densely populated federal subject in Russia. The region is the northeasternmost region of Russia, and since the sale of Alaska in 1867, it has been the only part of Russia lying partially in the Western Hemisphere.

  1. ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No. 20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
  2. ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
  3. ^ Law #45-OZ
  4. ^ Charter of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Article 27
  5. ^ "Putin appointed an official from the "LPR" as the head of Chukotka". Novaya Gazeta Europe (in Russian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ^ Charter of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Article 40
  7. ^ "Сведения о наличии и распределении земель в Российской Федерации на 01.01.2019 (в разрезе субъектов Российской Федерации)". Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  11. ^ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
  12. ^ Resolution of 10 December 1930.
  13. ^ 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.


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