Yanranay
Encyclopedia
Yanranay is a rural locality (a selo) in Chaunsky District
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
, Russia
, located just to the west of Pevek
. Population: 226 in 2005 according to an environmental impact report produced for the Kupol Gold Project, down slightly on the 2003 estimate of 240, most of whom are of Chukchi
descent. Though the village continues to exits, it was officially municipally abolished as a rural settlement in 2010 and merged with Pevek urban settlement.
es (collective farms). The Chukchi who live here originally came from Cape Shelag, to the north.
as individual rural settlements and merging them with Pevek Urban Settlement. Yanranay continues to exist as a Selo however, the village's rural municipal government was abolished with responsibility being transferred to Pevek Urban Settlement in addition to all municipal property, property rights and budgets.
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...
, located just to the west of Pevek
Pevek
Pevek is a town and Arctic port in Chaunsky District, part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. After Anadyr and Bilibino it is the third largest town in Chukotka. Population: Municipally, the town is subordinated to Chaunsky Municipal district and together with Apapelgino and Yanranay, is...
. Population: 226 in 2005 according to an environmental impact report produced for the Kupol Gold Project, down slightly on the 2003 estimate of 240, most of whom are of Chukchi
Chukchi people
The Chukchi, or Chukchee , ) are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula and the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean within the Russian Federation. They speak the Chukchi language...
descent. Though the village continues to exits, it was officially municipally abolished as a rural settlement in 2010 and merged with Pevek urban settlement.
History
Yanranay was founded in 1960 when several formerly nomadic enterprises were grouped together to form kolkhozKolkhoz
A kolkhoz , plural kolkhozy, was a form of collective farming in the Soviet Union that existed along with state farms . The word is a contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство, or "collective farm", while sovkhoz is a contraction of советское хозяйство...
es (collective farms). The Chukchi who live here originally came from Cape Shelag, to the north.
Change in municipal status
On 20 October 2010, a law was passed in the Duma of Chukotka abolishing Yanranay and ApapelginoApapelgino
Apapelgino is a rural locality in Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located just to the east of Pevek, on the northeastern shores of Chaunskaya Bay and was constructed as part of the expansion of Pevek Airport...
as individual rural settlements and merging them with Pevek Urban Settlement. Yanranay continues to exist as a Selo however, the village's rural municipal government was abolished with responsibility being transferred to Pevek Urban Settlement in addition to all municipal property, property rights and budgets.