Ust-Belaya
Ust-Belaya (English) Усть-Белая (Russian) |
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- Rural locality[1] - Selo[1] |
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Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Administrative district | Anadyrsky District[citation needed] |
Municipal status (as of October 2010) | |
Municipal district | Anadyrsky Municipal District[2] |
Rural settlement | Ust-Belaya Rural Settlement[2] |
Administrative center of | Ust-Belaya Rural Settlement[2] |
Statistics | |
Population (2010 Census) | 856 inhabitants[3][4] |
Population (January 2014 est.) | 805 inhabitants[5] |
Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00)[6] |
Postal code(s)[7] | 689540 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 42732[8] |
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Ust-Belaya (Russian: Усть-Бе́лая) is a rural locality (a selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Anadyr and the Belaya Rivers.[9] Population: 856 (2010 Census);[3] Municipally, the settlement is subordinated to Anadyrsky Municipal District and incorporated as Ust-Belaya Rural Settlement.[2]
Contents
Geography
The settlement lies on the banks of the Belaya River (so called because of the contrast between its waters and those of the Anadyr[10]), near to where it flows into the Anadyr River.[11] The village is situated on the northern slopes of the mountain, Gynryretyk (Russian: Гынрырэтык, literally meaning "The Guardian").[10]
History
The area in the vicinity of the settlement was populated during neolithic times, and a toggled harpoon head found in a grave indicated that there was a viable walrus hunting economy present in the area around 3000 BCE.[12] Furthermore, in the 1950s, the archeologist N.N. Dikov identified a burial site for a previously unknown people, who have been named after the village as the Ust-Belayan culture.[10] Several Neolithic sites have been discovered in the vicinity of the village, on the banks of the river[10] and at the eastern end of the settlement an ancient cemetery was partially destroyed during the construction of some warehouses.[10]
The settlement was established by villagers from Markovo towards the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century,[13] and is one of the oldest settlements in Chukotka.[11] At the begninning of the twentieth century, V.Z. Niulin moved here from the village of Markovo with approximately twenty other families from other camps in the surrounding area. in 1927, Nikulin opened a school in the village and the following year established a hospital. In 1930, a collective farm was established in the village and named "The First Revolutionary Committee of Chukotka". For the next five years, Ust-Belaya was the administrative centre of Anadyrsky District. The village is located in the immediate area where famous Chukchi reindeer herder Tenevil lived and the main economic driver of the settlement is still traditional reindeer husbandry aided by the fact that more than two thirds of the population of the village are of indigenous origin.[13]
Currently, Ust-Belaya has a secondary school, an arts school, kindergarten, post office, communications center, a shop, a bakery and a hotel. There is also a weather station called "Muhomornaya" andsmall Orthodox chapel.[14]
Demographics
Population as of 2010 was 856,[3] of whom 436 were male and 420 were female,[4] a slight decrease on a 2005 estimate according to an environmental impact report prepared for the Kupol gold project, which placed the population at 869,[15] down from 936, in 2003.[16] Of the people living in the village in 2005, 685 were reported to be of indigenous origin.[17]
Climate
Ust-Belaya has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfc).[18]
Climate data for Ust-Belaya | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12 (54) |
8.1 (46.6) |
19 (66) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
27.9 (82.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10 (50) |
16.3 (61.3) |
1 (34) |
33 (91) |
Average high °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−10 (14) |
3.5 (38.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−6.1 (21) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | −24.3 (−11.7) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−26.1 (−15) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−5 (23) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.2 (45) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−25.9 (−14.6) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −55.1 (−67.2) |
−52 (−62) |
−49.9 (−57.8) |
−43.2 (−45.8) |
−28.9 (−20) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−7.2 (19) |
−17 (1) |
−37 (−35) |
−46.7 (−52.1) |
−50 (−58) |
−55.1 (−67.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 15 (0.59) |
12 (0.47) |
6 (0.24) |
15 (0.59) |
9 (0.35) |
27 (1.06) |
54 (2.13) |
36 (1.42) |
18 (0.71) |
18 (0.71) |
15 (0.59) |
12 (0.47) |
237 (9.33) |
Average snowy days | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 106 |
Source: [19] |
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Law #33-OZ, Article 13.2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #148-OZ, Article 10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The results of the 2010 Census are given for Ust-Belaya Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Anadyrsky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Ust-Belaya is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Ust-Belaya Rural Settlement.
- ↑ Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность постоянного населения Чукотского автономного округа по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2014 года (Russian)
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Pochtovik Russian Mail Delivery Service Anadyrsky District (Russian)
- ↑ Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Anadyrsky Municipal District (Russian)
- ↑ Strogoff, p. 92
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Ust Belaya - Chukotka Electoral Commission
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Rural Settlement of Ust-Belaya - Anadyrsky Municipal District official website
- ↑ Pitul'ko, p.421ff.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Red Cross Chukotka - Anadyrsky District (Archived)
- ↑ Официальный сайт Анадырской и Чукотской епархии (Official website of Anadyr and Chukotka Diocese) - photos of the chapel
- ↑ Bema Gold Corporation, p.87
- ↑ Anadyrsky District - Official Chukotka Website
- ↑ Bema Gold Corporation, p.88
- ↑ McKnight and Hess, pp.232-5
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sources
- Bema Gold Corporation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Kupol Gold Project, Far East Russia June 2005.
- Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №33-ОЗ от 30 июня 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №55-ОЗ от 9 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня его официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №7 (28), 14 мая 1999 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #33-OZ of June 30, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #55-OZ of June 9, 2012 On Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.). (Russian)
- Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №148-ОЗ от 24 ноября 2008 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Анадырского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №24-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложение 2 к Закону Чукотского автономного округа "О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Анадырского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №46/1 (373/1), 28 ноября 2008 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #148-OZ of November 24, 2008 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Anadyrsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #24-OZ of April 1, 2011 On Amending Appendix 2 of the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Anadyrsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.). (Russian)
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- Pitul'ko, V. V. Ancient Humans in Eurasian Arctic Ecosystems: Environmental Dynamics and Changing Ecosystems Arctic Archeology.
- M Strogoff, P-C Brochet, and D. Auzias Petit Futé: Chukotka (2006). "Avant-Garde" Publishing House.