Kantschalan (place)

Village Kantschalan Канчалан Federal district far East region Chukchi Autonomous Okrug Rajon Anadyrski Founded 1952 population 629 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 20  m Time zone UTC + 12 Telephone code (+7) 42732 Post Code 689514 License Plate 87 OKATO 77 203 000 003 Geographical location Coordinates 65 ° 11 ′  N , 176 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 65 ° 10 ′ 30 ″  N , 176 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug

Kantschalan ( Russian Канчала́н ) is a village (selo) in the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug ( Russia ) with 629 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

Street in Kantschalan (May 2009)

The place lies in the tundra on the right bank of the eponymous river Kantschalan , which flows into the estuary of the river Anadyr opposite the city of Anadyr from the left . Immediately above Kantschalan the two great river arms of the Kantschalan unite, forming a 30 km long and up to 15 km wide island to the north: the left Nowy Kamchalan ("New Kantschalan") and the right Stary Kamchalan ("Old Kantschalan").

Kantschalan is part of the Anadyrski district and is located about 60 km northwest of the district and district administrative center of Anadyr. It is the only village in the rural municipality of the same name (selskoje posselenije).

history

The village was founded in 1952 as part of the settlement of the semi-nomadic, mainly reindeer herding , Chukchi indigenous people who still make up around 80% of the population of the place today. In the years up to 2005, the entire structure of the town was actually renewed.

traffic

Kantschalan has no fixed road connection. It can be reached in the ice-free time by ship or helicopter, in winter via an ice road on the Kantschalan from Anadyr.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Čislennostʹ naselenija gorodskich naselennych dotov, selʹskich naselennych dotov po Čukotskomu avtonomnomu okrugu. (Population of urban settlements, rural settlements in the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug.) Download from the website of the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug of the Federal Service of State Statistics of the Russian Federation
2. ↑ Kantschalan on the website of the Anadyrski rajon (Russian)