Inchoun
Selo in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
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Inchoun (Russian: Инчоун, Chukchi: И’нчувин,[9] I’nčuvin; Yupik: Инсиг’вик[9]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[1] It is located on the shores of the Chukchi Sea, about 25 kilometers (16 mi) west of Uelen. Population: 387 (2010 census);[2] [3] Municipally Inchoun is subordinated to Chukotsky Municipal District and is incorporated as Inchoun Rural Settlement.[5]
Inchoun
Инчоун И’нчувин (Chukchi) | |
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 Interactive map of Inchoun | |
  Inchoun Location in Russia | |
| Coordinates: 66°18′N 170°17′W | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1] |
| Administrative district | Chukotsky District |
| Population | |
• Total | 387 |
| 365 (−5.7%) | |
| • Municipal district | Chukotsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Rural settlement | Inchoun Rural Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Inchoun Rural Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 689313 |
| Dialing code | +7 42736[8] |
| OKTMO ID | 77633410101 |
History
Pre-history
The name of the village comes from the Chukchi word I'nchuvin, meaning "a cut-off nose tip". This strange appellation is derived from a nearby cliff with a large rock at its base that is said to look like a nose cut from a face.[10] There is a Chukchi dancing troupe in the village called Vyrykvyn.[9]
Excavations carried out by the Museum of Chukotka Heritage Centre and the State Museum of Northern Art at the Palpeygak (Russian: Пальпейгак) site (named after a nearby eponymous creek) revealed finds indicating that the area had been inhabited for the last 3000 years[11]
Twentieth century
In the 1950s, construction began on wooden houses in the village and by 1957, the first nine families moved out of their Yaranga and into these new houses.[11]
Demographics
The population of the village as of 2009 was 398[11] an increase on the estimate in 2008 of 365,[9] which itself was down from the figure given in March 2003 of 373 (of which 353 were indigenous peoples).[12] The official census results indicate a slight reduction on the 2009 estimate to 387,[2] of whom 185 were male and 202 female.[3]
Transport
Inchoun is 150 miles from the district centre Lavrentiya[11] and is not connected to any other part of the world by permanent road. However, there is a small network of roads within the settlement including:[13]
- Улица Ачиргина (Ulitsa Achyrgyna)
- Улица Коммунистическая (Ulitsa Kommunisticheskaya, lit. Communist Street)
- Улица Морзверобоев (Ulitsa Morzveroboyev, li. Walrus-hunting Brigade Street)
- Улица Тенетегина (Ulitsa Tenetegina)
- Улица Центральная (Ulitsa Tsentralnaya, lit. Central Street)
- Улица Шипина (Ulitsa Shipina)
- Улица Школьная (Ulitsa Shkolnaya, lit. School Street)
Climate
Inchoun has a Tundra climate (ET)[14] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).
| Climate data for Inchoun | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22 (72) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12 (54) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10 (50) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10 (50) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−4 (25) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.9 (−11.0) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
1 (34) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3 (27) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−19 (−2) |
−9 (16) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.1 (−47.4) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−41.4 (−42.5) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
−41.2 (−42.2) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) |
20 (0.8) |
13.8 (0.54) |
18.1 (0.71) |
18.8 (0.74) |
15.1 (0.59) |
40.4 (1.59) |
46.2 (1.82) |
35.9 (1.41) |
45.4 (1.79) |
28.8 (1.13) |
18.4 (0.72) |
319.9 (12.59) |
| Average snowy days | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 124 |
| Source: [15] | |||||||||||||
Photo gallery
Inchoun Village (Chukchi Sea, Russia;
66°17’56‘‘N, 170°17‘6‘‘W)
Inchoun Village, schoolhouse
Inchoun Village
Inchoun Village
