Krasnoarmeysky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Encyclopedia
Krasnoarmeysky is an inhabited locality (an urban-type settlement
) in Chaunsky District
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
, Russia
. Population: 0 (2002 Census
);
mine, but was determined to no longer be economically viable in 1998. As of 2009, Krasnoarmeysky is included in the list of settlements currently in the process of being liquidated.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) in Chaunsky District
Chaunsky District
Chaunsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the autonomous okrug and in terms of the administrative divisions borders Shmidtovsky District in the northeast, Anadyrsky District in the...
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Population: 0 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
);
History
The settlement was founded to house the miners and administrative workers from the Pyrkakay tinTin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4...
mine, but was determined to no longer be economically viable in 1998. As of 2009, Krasnoarmeysky is included in the list of settlements currently in the process of being liquidated.