Alkatvaam

Alkatvaam (English)
Алькатваам (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Alkatvaam
Location of Alkatvaam in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 63°07′44″N 179°01′50″E / 63.12889°N 179.03056°E / 63.12889; 179.03056Coordinates: 63°07′44″N 179°01′50″E / 63.12889°N 179.03056°E / 63.12889; 179.03056
Administrative status (as of June 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative district Anadyrsky District
Municipal status (as of September 2010)
Municipal district Anadyrsky Municipal District[2]
Rural settlement Alkatvaam Rural Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Alkatvaam Rural Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 299 inhabitants[3][4]
Population (January 2016 est.) 252 inhabitants[5]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[6]
Founded 1953[7]
Postal code(s)[8] 689125
Dialing code(s) +7 42733[9]

Alkatvaam (Russian: Алькатваам) is a rural locality (a selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[1] Population: 299 (2010 Census);[3] with an estimated population as of 1 January 2015 of 263.[4] It is located on the Alkatvaam River (from the Chukchi meaning "flowing river" just west of Beringovsky. Municipally, it is incorporated as Alkatvaam Rural Settlement.[2]

Demographics

Alkatvaam is a small settlement, with a 2010 census population of 299,[3] of whom 158 were male and 141 female,[4] a significant decrease on a 2003 population estimate of 381 inhabitants.[10] It is populated mainly by indigenous Chukchi (around 90%).[10]

Economy

The village has been provided with a number of modern amenities including a general store, a school, a hospital, a kindergarten, a cultural centre, and a utilities enterprise (effectively the remains of a Soviet-era kolkhoz).[10] Near to the village is a new project to develop large coal deposits.[11]

Culture

The modern facilities are paired with a traditional ensemble and regular celebration of all traditional festivals.[10] The ensemble "Olyenyenok" (lit. Deer) come from the village.[7] They have been established for over 40 years and have performed many times both across Chukotka and beyond.[7]

Administrative vs. municipal jurisdiction

Until July 2008, Alkatvaam was a part of both Beringovsky Municipal and Beringovsky Administrative District. In May 2008, Beringovsky Municipal District was merged into Anadyrsky Municipal District[12] (the administrative centre of which is Anadyr); however, this change did not affect the borders of Beringovsky Administrative District. Alkatvaam continued to belong administratively to the latter until June 2011, when Beringovsky Administrative District was merged into Anadyrsky Administrative District and ceased to exist.

Climate

Alkatvaam has a Tundra climate (ET)[13] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F). The village experiences extremely cold winters. Temperatures generally do not rise above freezing between the beginning of October and the following May and are generally below -15oc between the beginning of January to the end of March. The summer is short and mild with temperatures averaging above 9oc in July only, although record temperatures of nearly 30oc have been recorded.

Climate data for Alkatvaam
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)		 3.4
(38.1)		 5.4
(41.7)		 4.6
(40.3)		 9.1
(48.4)		 22.8
(73)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.5
(81.5)		 17.7
(63.9)		 10.8
(51.4)		 6.2
(43.2)		 1.8
(35.2)		 27.5
(81.5)
Average high °C (°F) −13
(9)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 0.3
(32.5)		 7.9
(46.2)		 12.6
(54.7)		 11.8
(53.2)		 6.4
(43.5)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −11.1
(12)		 −2.5
(27.5)
Average low °C (°F) −16.7
(1.9)		 −18
(0)		 −16.8
(1.8)		 −11.8
(10.8)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 2.6
(36.7)		 6.9
(44.4)		 6.9
(44.4)		 2.2
(36)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 −11.9
(10.6)		 −14.8
(5.4)		 −6.6
(20.1)
Record low °C (°F) −34.1
(−29.4)		 −32.8
(−27)		 −31
(−24)		 −25
(−13)		 −16.9
(1.6)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 0.4
(32.7)		 0
(32)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 −21
(−6)		 −27
(−17)		 −32
(−26)		 −34.1
(−29.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 57
(2.24)		 39
(1.54)		 24
(0.94)		 27
(1.06)		 27
(1.06)		 27
(1.06)		 39
(1.54)		 60
(2.36)		 60
(2.36)		 54
(2.13)		 66
(2.6)		 63
(2.48)		 543
(21.38)
Average snowy days 19 14 15 15 17 3 0 0 4 17 20 20 144
Source: [14]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Law #33-OZ, Article 13.2
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #148-OZ, Article 12
  3. 1 2 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 (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 The results of the 2010 Census are given for Alkatvaam Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Anadyrsky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Alkatvaam is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Alkatvaam 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 (Russian)
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. 1 2 3 Alkatvaam at Anadyrsky Municipal District official website
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  9. ↑ Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Anadyrsky Municipal District
  10. 1 2 3 4 Red Cross Chukotka - Beringovsky District (Archived)
  11. ↑ Амаамское месторождение на Чукотке обеспечит добычу 12 млн т угля в год - РИА Новости, 30 января 2012 г. (RNA News), 30 January 2012
  12. ↑ Law #41, Article 1.4
  13. ↑ McKnight and Hess, pp.235-7
  14. ↑ "Weather Averages - Alkatvaam". www.meoweather.com. Retrieved June 29, 2012.

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