Novoye Chaplino (russian: Новое Чаплино,

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Providensky District Providensky District (russian: Провиде́нский райо́н; Chukchi: , ''Urèlḳujym rajon''; Yupik: Уӷрилӄуйым район) is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #45-OZ district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka ...

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. Population: Municipally, Novoye Chaplino is subordinated to Providensky Municipal District. In 2010, a law was passed abolishing the municipal rural settlement of Novoye Chaplino. The village continues to exist, but is now municipally part of Providenia Urban Settlement.

History

Origins

The village was founded in 1960,Strogoff p.135 although some sources state that it was founded in 1958 as a result of the merging of several nearby coastal villages into one. Villages such as Unazik (lit "Bewhiskered" in

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and formerly an important local whaling centre), Kivak (lit. "Green Glade" in Yupik and the site of an ancient settlement several thousand years old) and Plover, as well as settlements from much further up the coast such as the now abandoned village of Naukan.

Post-Soviet history

Novoye Chaplino is a good example of how following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the outflow of Russian migrants allowed indigenous people to take up senior administrative posts in the local administration.Krupnik and Vakhtin (2002) p.14 In a similar situation to other Chukotkan villages such as Markovo,Chereshev, p.13 During Soviet times, about 25% of the population of the village were non-indigenous in-comers. Despite being in the minority, they formed the majority of senior employees in areas such as the state farm, village administration and technical services. In-comers also dominated senior positions at the school including the principal, boarding-school supervisore, administrative director, bookkeeper and 11 out of the 18 licensed teachers. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, indigenous people managed to gain more influence in their key local services. By 1995, in-comer departure was almost complete. Whereas over 110 people out of a population of 460 were non-indigenous in 1986, barely 30 remained nine years later, and those were mostly married to indigenous villagers. Although the economic situation meant that a number of local industries had closed or had truncated staff numbers, in the state farm, three-quarters of the top officials were indigenous people and over two-thirds (of the admittedly smaller) school were either Chukchi or

Recent history

On September 10, 2010, a law was passed abolishing Novoye Chaplino and

Sireniki Sireniki (russian: Сиреники; Yupik language, Yupik: Сиӷинык, literally ''Mountain of Horns''; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Vutèèn''; Sirenik Eskimo language, Sirenik: ''Sigheneg'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...

at municipal level.Law #45-OZ Novoye Chaplino as an entity continues to exist, but it is no longer a rural settlement on its own, but simply an inhabited locality within Provideniya urban settlement. The right of the village to local administration was removed and such responsibilities were taken over by Provideniya municipal administration on January 1, 2011. Provideniya municipal administration also took control of all municipal property, all municipal property rights and all local budgets on this date.

Demographics

The population according to the most recent census data, prior to the abolition of the rural settlement was 419, of whom 206 were male and 213 female. This represents a significant increase on a 2008 estimate of about 330,Novoye Chaplino – Beringia Park Website
but is flat against a 2003 estimate of 422,Red Cross Chukotka – Providensky District Page (Archived)
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Culture and economy

The village is populated mainly by Yupik, and whaling is the main source of employment in the area. The Chaplino hot-springs are an important local attraction. There are other springs near the former village of Kivak, but these are less popular due to their isolation.

Climate

Novoye Chaplino has a

Tundra In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless moun ...

climate (''ET'')McKnight and Hess, pp.235–7 because the warmest month has an average temperature between and .

References

Notes

Sources

*Chereshev, E and Shestakov, A. (2003
Anadyr River Watershed, Rapid Assessment Report
Institute of biological Problems of the North, Wild Salmon Centre. * * *I. Krupnik and N. Vakhti
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. Auzia
''Petit Futé: Chukotka''
(2006). "Avant-Garde" Publishing House.

External links

Novoye Chaplino photo galleryMore photos of Novoye Chaplino
{{Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Providensky District Rural localities in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug