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Coordinates: 64°54′00″N 172°31′59″W / 64.90000°N 172.53306°W / 64.90000; -172.53306
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Administrative district	Providensky District
Population
• Total	338
• Estimate	298
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Providensky Municipal District
• Rural settlement	Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement
• Capital of	Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement
Time zone	UTC+12 (MSK+9 )
Postal code(s)	689271
Dialing code(s)	+7 42735
OKTMO ID	77710000126

Yanrakynnot (Russian: Янракыннот) is a rural locality (a selo) in Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 338 (2010 Census); Municipally, Yanrakynnot is a part of Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement in Providensky Municipal District.

Etymology

Its name is derived from the Chukchi word for "detached, firm land", although other sources translate it as "the lonely stand", and others still say it means "hard place".

History

Like many of the small rural localities in Chukotka, the amenities of Yanrakynnot were affected by the dissolution of the Soviet Union; the eight-grade school, for example, was downgraded to just a four-grade school.

Geography

Yanrakynnot is located on the shores of the Venetken (lit. "curved") lagoon, linked to the administrative center of the district, the urban-type settlement of Provideniya, by an 80-kilometer (50 mi) unpaved road.

Demographics

The population according to the most recent census data is 338, of whom 185 were male and 153 female, a slight increase on a 2008 estimate of 330.

Economy

Yanrakynnot is a traditional Chukchi locality, with the economy being dominated by whaling. The locality also serves as a base for those wishing to visit Whale Bone Alley on Yttygran Island or Arakamchechen Island.

Climate

Yanrakynnot has a tundra climate (Köppen climate classification ET) because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).

Gallery

• Market in Yanrakynnot
• Meat drying outside
• Elder men playing sealskin drum
• Two elder ladies dancing
• Two children

See also

• List of inhabited localities in Providensky District

References

Notes

1. ^ Law #33-OZ
2. ^ Directive #517-rp
3. ^ 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 (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. ^ The results of the 2010 Census are given for Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Providensky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Yanrakynnot is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement.
5. 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 (in Russian)
6. ^ Law #45-OZ
7. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
8. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
9. Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Providensky Municipal District (in Russian)
10. ^ Strogoff, p. 135
11. ^ Yanrakynnot Area – Beringia Park Website
12. Harriman Expedition Retraced – PBS Website
13. Krupnik and Vakhtin, p. 14
14. Dallman, Map 3.6
15. McKnight and Hess, pp.235–7
16. "Climate Янракыннот". climate-data.org. Retrieved October 3, 2012.

Sources

• W. K. Dallmann. Indigenous Peoples of the north of the Russian Federation, Map 3.6, Chukotskiy Avtonomyy Okrug. 1997.
• Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №33-ОЗ от 30 июня 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №55-ОЗ от 9 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня его официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №7 (28), 14 мая 1999 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #33-OZ of June 30, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #55-OZ of June 9, 2012 On Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.). (in Russian)
• Правительство Чукотского автономного округа. Распоряжение №517-рп от 30 декабря 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных и территориальных образований Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Распоряжения №323-рп от 27 июня 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Распоряжение Правительства Чукотского автономного округа от 30 декабря 2008 года №517-рп». Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (Government of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Directive #517-rp of December 30, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Formations of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Directive #323-rp of June 27, 2011 On Amending the Government of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Directive No. 517-rp of December 30, 2008. ). (in Russian)
• Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №45-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Провиденского района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №89-ОЗ от 20 октября 2010 г «О преобразовании путём объединения поселений на территории Провиденского муниципального района и внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Провиденского района Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №31/1 (178/1), 10 декабря 2004 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #45-OZ of November 29, 2004 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #89-OZ of October 20, 2010 On the Transformation via Merger of the Settlements on the Territory of Providensky Municipal District and on Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.). (in Russian)
• McKnight, Tom L; Hess, Darrel (2000). "Climate Zones and Types". Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-020263-0.
• I. Krupnik and N. Vakhtin In the 'House of Dismay': Knowledge, Culture and Post-Soviet Politics in Chukotka, 1995-6 (2002) in People and the Land. Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia, ed. E. Kasten
• M Strogoff, P-C Brochet, and D. Auzias Petit Futé: Chukotka (2006). "Avant-Garde" Publishing House.

• Rural localities in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
• Providensky District