Egvekinot

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Egvekinot
Эгвекинот
Urban-type settlement [1]
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Egvekinot (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 66°19′06″N179°07′24″W / 66.31833°N 179.12333°W / 66.31833; -179.12333
Country Russia
Federal subject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug [1]
Administrative district Iultinsky District [1]
Founded1946 [2]
Government
 • HeadAlexey Geraskin
Population
 (2010 Census) [3]
 • Total2,790
 • Estimate 
(January 2016) [4]
2,815
 •  Capital ofIultinsky District [1]
 •  Municipal district Iultinsky Municipal District [5]
 • Urban settlementEgvekinot Urban Settlement [5]
 •  Capital ofIultinsky Municipal District, [5] Egvekinot Urban settlement [5]
Time zone UTC+12 (MSK+9   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg [6] )
Postal code(s) [7]
689201, 689202
Dialing code(s) +7 42734
OKTMO ID77715000051

Egvekinot ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Эгвекино́т; Chukchi: Эрвыӄыннот, Èrvyḳynnot, lit. sharp, hard land) [2] is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Iultinsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The population is 2,790 (2010 Census) [3] .

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Geography

Egvekinot, located on the coast of Kresta Bay (a part of the Bering Sea) at the foot of mountains some 800 m (2,600 ft) high, is a port settlement with a maximum depth of 35 m (115 ft). [8] It is located 1,675 km (1,041 mi) from Magadan, 236 km (147 mi) from Anadyr, and 6,097 km (3,789 mi) from Moscow. [8]

History

Archeological excavations around the settlement have indicated that the area was inhabited in Neolithic times and possibly even in the Mesolithic, with the discovery of a number of stone implements, tools for grinding and obsidian arrowheads, all of which are now stored in the local museum in Egvekinot. [8]

In 1937, metal deposits were discovered in Iultin. [8] Due to the isolated nature of the area, the transportation of any minerals extracted would be difficult and it was decided that a new port would be created to serve the Iultin mines. [8] Dalstroy formed a new section, "Chukotstroy", whose aim was to construct Egvekinot and the road connecting it with the Iultin mines. [8]

Egvekinot was founded in 1946, [2] under the supervision of B. N. Lenkov, the first head of Chukotstroy, specifically as a port so that the nearby Iultin Mining Complex about 180 km (110 mi) north of the settlement could be easily supplied with materials. On July 16, 1946, the MV Sovetskaya Latviya brought the first 1,500 settlers to Egvekinot. [8] These construction workers were mainly political prisoners rather than willing emigrants. This labor force was responsible for the construction of the entire infrastructure in the area, including the construction of Egvekinot, the nearby village of Ozyorny, and the village of Iultin, as well as the 270 km (170 mi) road linking the mines to the new port, the power station, warehouses, and residential and industrial buildings. [8]

As a result of this, the settlement became quite an important hub causing the population to grow to over 5,000 by the late 1980s. However, when the mining complex was closed in 1993, the economy of Egvekinot suffered with the population falling rapidly throughout the 1990s, although the 2010 Census details indicate a slight recovery in recent years.

Administrative and municipal status

Aerial view of Ozyorny Microdistrict Posiolok Oziornyi.jpg
Aerial view of Ozyorny Microdistrict

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Egvekinot serves as the administrative center of Iultinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. [1] As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Egvekinot is incorporated within Iultinsky Municipal District as Egvekinot Urban Settlement. [5]

The nearby former selo of Ozyorny has been incorporated into Egvekinot as Ozyorny Microdistrict.

Transportation

Egvekinot can be reached by flights from Anadyr (236 km (147 mi)) which land at the Kresta Bay Airport  [ ru ], though the spring meltwaters can cause the runway to become flooded. Infrequent helicopter service to Provideniya by Chukotavia.

Egvekinot is linked to the now abandoned settlement of Iultin by the Iultin-Egvekinot road  [ ru ] (around 200 km (120 mi)) via Amguema, as well as to the abandoned settlements of Dorozhny, Tranzitny, and Geologichesky. The road crosses the Amguema River.

Demographics

Demographic Evolution
1959 Census 1970 Census 1979 Census 1989 Census 2002 Census 2010 Census
3,015[ citation needed ]3,360 [9] 4,657 [10] 5,478 [11] 2,413 [12] 2,790 [3]

Culture and sights

Nighttime panorama Vechernii Egvekinot (panorama) - panoramio.jpg
Nighttime panorama

A monument to the Mi-8 helicopter, a common sight in the air over Chukotka, is located in the airport.

There is a museum in the settlement which deals mainly with local history, people, and archeology, as well as a cultural center, home to the Zalivskiye Napevy folk chorus, the Sone song group, and Severyanka folk dance ensemble. [2]

Egvekinot has one of only two ski slopes in Chukotka; a ski lodge can be found near the Staratelsky Stream.

Climate

Egvekinot, historically having a polar tundra climate (Köppen ET), has recently transitioned into a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) due to global warming [ citation needed ]. Temperatures average below freezing from October all the way through to the following May, and can average below −20 °C (−4 °F) from December through to March. The short summer is temperate. The average temperature in January is −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F), and the average temperature in July is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). Temperatures over 20 °C (68 °F) can occur during the brief summer, especially in July. On 10 July, 2019 the temperature reached for the first and only time 30 °C (86 °F), with the record high being 30.6 °C (87.1 °F).

Climate data for Egvekinot, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)6.3
(43.3)		5.1
(41.2)		6.0
(42.8)		7.8
(46.0)		23.0
(73.4)		28.8
(83.8)		30.6
(87.1)		25.0
(77.0)		19.4
(66.9)		12.8
(55.0)		7.9
(46.2)		9.5
(49.1)		30.6
(87.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−14.3
(6.3)		−13.1
(8.4)		−11.8
(10.8)		−5.8
(21.6)		2.8
(37.0)		11.3
(52.3)		14.3
(57.7)		12.9
(55.2)		7.8
(46.0)		0.1
(32.2)		−6.2
(20.8)		−11.9
(10.6)		−1.2
(29.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)−18.1
(−0.6)		−17.2
(1.0)		−16.2
(2.8)		−9.9
(14.2)		−0.5
(31.1)		6.7
(44.1)		10.5
(50.9)		9.5
(49.1)		4.8
(40.6)		−2.3
(27.9)		−9.1
(15.6)		−15.2
(4.6)		−4.7
(23.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−21.8
(−7.2)		−21.3
(−6.3)		−20.5
(−4.9)		−14.0
(6.8)		−3.6
(25.5)		3.0
(37.4)		7.6
(45.7)		6.7
(44.1)		2.0
(35.6)		−4.8
(23.4)		−12.3
(9.9)		−18.6
(−1.5)		−8.1
(17.4)
Record low °C (°F)−45.8
(−50.4)		−46.9
(−52.4)		−44.8
(−48.6)		−36.1
(−33.0)		−27.8
(−18.0)		−7.1
(19.2)		−0.1
(31.8)		−6
(21)		−10
(14)		−23.9
(−11.0)		−36
(−33)		−38.1
(−36.6)		−46.9
(−52.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)29
(1.1)		36
(1.4)		35
(1.4)		19
(0.7)		33
(1.3)		43
(1.7)		83
(3.3)		86
(3.4)		60
(2.4)		65
(2.6)		50
(2.0)		33
(1.3)		572
(22.6)
Average precipitation days12.312.311.813.215.614.615.917.313.116.114.414.4171
Average relative humidity (%)71.271.472.874.379.480.179.680.976.070.569.269.074.5
Source 1: Погода и климат (temperatures) [13]
Source 2: climatebase.ru (1948–2011) [14]

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  4. ↑ 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)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #149-OZ
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