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, with an estimated population as of 1 January 2015 of 525.
11-731: 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 . The river Kanchalan , on the right bank of which Kanchalan stands, was shown as the Nerpichya on the 17th–18th century maps. The sedentary Chukchi people living in the vicinity were calling themselves konchalyt (lit.
22-566: A drainage basin of 20,600 square kilometres (8,000 sq mi). The Kanchalan and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia . There is a small populated place in the area close to its estuary also called Kanchalan . Originally the river appears to have been called the Nyerpicha according to maps of the 17th and 18th centuries. A sedentary people who went on to form
33-412: A house of culture . In 2004, Kanchalan underwent a major repair project where all housing was repaired and 110 new houses built. Kanchalan is not connected to the outside world by any road network. As of the 2010 Census , Kanchalan's population was 629, In remained essentially flat for the past several years, with the 2003 estimate reported in the 2005 environmental impact report produced for
44-808: A low alluvial plain located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , Far Eastern Federal District , Russia. The lowlands are crossed by the Anadyr River in the middle and the Velikaya in the south. They are bound by the Pekulney Range of the Chukotka Mountains to the northwest, west of which lie the Parapol-Belsky Lowlands (Парапольско-Бельская низменность) beyond which rise the Anadyr Highlands , and by
55-529: The Kupol Gold Project being 635. Of that population, 540 were of indigenous origin. Kanchalan's religious facilities include a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. Kanchalan has a continental subarctic climate ( Dfc ). 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
66-671: The Rarytkin and Ukvushvuynen ranges of the Koryak Mountains to the south. The mouth of the Anadyr River flows into the Anadyr Gulf of the Bering Sea to the east. The harbor city of Anadyr is located by the mouth on the shore of Onemen Bay in the estuarine area of the river. The lowlands are a flat, mostly marshy tundra plain with a maximum height of 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level. The whole area
77-471: 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. Kanchalan (river) The Kanchalan ( Russian : Канчалан) is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , Russian Far East . It is 426 kilometres (265 mi) long, and has
88-489: The eponymous settlement lived on its banks who called themselves "Konchalyt", (from the Chukchi кончальыт meaning Only ) and over time their name became associated with both the settlement and the river itself. In Chukchi, the river is divided into two parts, the lower reaches are called Gytgomkyvaam (Гытгомкываам, lit. Bush River), whilst the upper reaches are called Tadlyeoan (Тадлеоан, lit. The Place of Vengeance) as this
99-505: The onlies ), that name, in the form of "Kanchalan", transferred first to the river and eventually to the inhabited locality. Modern Kanchalan was founded in 1952. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Kanchalan is subordinated to Anadyrsky District . Within the framework of municipal divisions , Kanchalan is a part of Kanchalan Rural Settlement within Anadyrsky Municipal District. As with many of
110-468: The rural localities throughout Chukotka, the population of Kanchalan is overwhelmingly indigenous (around 90%), mainly Chukchi . The main economic driver is reindeer herding, although there is also seasonal fishing near the mouth of the Gyrmekuul River . Residents maintain traditional methods of reindeer husbandry. Kanchalan's infrastructure includes a store, a communication center, a school, and
121-685: Was the site of historical battles between the Chukchi , Yukaghirs and Koryaks . Its sources are in the Tumannaya Mountain area of the Chukotka Mountains . The river flows roughly southwards through the sparsely populated areas of the Anadyr Lowlands . It meets the Bering Sea at the Gulf of Anadyr through the Anadyr Estuary . Beluga whales are common in its estuarine waters. Anadyr Lowlands The Anadyr Lowlands ( Russian : Ана́дырская ни́зменность ) are
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