Volochanka

Settlement in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Volochanka (Russian: Волоча́нка) is a rural locality (a settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the district town of Dudinka in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.[4] It is located on the Kheta River in the Taymyr Peninsula. Population: 530 people (2010 est.).[1]

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Volochanka
Волочанка
Settlement
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Volochanka is located in Russia
Volochanka
Volochanka
Location of Volochanka
Volochanka is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Volochanka
Volochanka
Volochanka (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Coordinates: 70°58′38″N 94°32′39″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative districtTaymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
District townSelsovietDudinka
Population
  Estimate 
(2010)[1]
530 )
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal codes[3]
647506, 647235Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID04653101106
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History

In 1932, native leaders of three nationalities, including the Dolgan and Yakuts, started a civil uprising in Volochanka against the Bolsheviks; twenty Party workers were killed and many others wounded in the event.[5][6]

Demographics

The inhabitants include representatives of Taymyr, Dolgans, and Nganasan indigenous peoples.

Infrastructure

The settlement has a boarding school, kindergarten, district hospital, rural cultural center, a library, a branch of the Federal Postal Service, Department of "Telecommunications", and weather station.

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