Neshkan
Нешкан | |
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Coordinates: 67°03′N 173°01′W / 67.050°N 173.017°W | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Administrative district | Chukotsky District |
Founded | Mid 1950s[2] |
Population | |
• Total | 704 |
• Estimate (January 2018)[5] | 609 |
• Municipal district | Chukotsky Municipal District[6] |
• Rural settlement | Neshkan Rural Settlement[6] |
• Capital of | Neshkan Rural Settlement[6] |
Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | 689330 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 42736[9] |
OKTMO ID | 77633430101 |
Neshkan (Russian: Нешка́н; Chukchi: Ӈэсӄэн, Ňèsḳèn; Naskuk (Насӄаӄ) in the Yupik language, meaning head of a ringed seal after a nearby hill[10]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[1] It is located on the shores of the Chukchi Sea on a sandy spit that divides Neskynpil'gyn Lagoon from the sea, close to Idlidlya Island. Population: 704 (2010 Census);[3] Municipally, Neshkan is subordinated to Chukotsky Municipal District and incorporated as Neshkan Rural Settlement.[6]
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