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Uelkal
Uelkal (russian: Уэлькаль; Yupik: Валъӄалыӄ, lit. ''Whale Jaw''; Chukchi: , ''Valḳalḷʼan'') is a village ('' selo'') in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: a slight reduction on a 2003 estimate of 258, of whom 208 were indigenous people, which itself showed a slight increase, up from 202 the previous year. The village is located approximately away from the administrative centre of Egvekinot,Red Cross of ChukotkaIultinsky District(Archived) at the western side of the mouth of Kresta Bay. Municipally, Uelkal is subordinated to Iultinsky Administrative District and incorporated as Uelkal Rural Settlement. Geography Uelkal is situated on the south side of Cape Annyualkal spit at the entrance to Kresta Bay, by the Bering Sea, 174 km from the District centre Egvekinot. The village is the most western settlement in Russia in the western hemisphere and the most western Eskimo settlements in the world. History The village wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iultinsky District
Iultinsky District (russian: Иу́льтинский райо́н; Chukchi: , ''Ivyltin rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #149-OZ district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the autonomous okrug and borders with the Chukchi Sea in the north, Providensky District in the east, Gulf of Anadyr in the southeast, and with Anadyrsky District in the southwest. The area of the district is .Official website of Iultinsky DistrictAbout the district Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Egvekinot. Population: The population of Egvekinot accounts for 64.4% of the district's total population. The territory of the modern district has been populated since the Paleolithic age, though indigenous people are outnumbered by ethnic Russians by over three to one. The district was once a major center for mining tin and tungsten at Iultin, with the infrastructure built by g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
