Anadyr (town)
Anadyr (Russian: Ана́дырь, IPA: [ɐˈnadɨrʲ] ⓘ; Chukchi: Кагыргын, romanized: Kagyrgyn, IPA [kɑɣərˈɣən]; Southern Chukchi: Въэӈын, romanized: V"èňyn) is a port town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the mouth of the Anadyr River at the tip of a peninsula that protrudes into Anadyrsky Liman. It was previously known as Novo-Mariinsk (until 1923). Anadyr is the easternmost town in Russia; more easterly settlements, such as Provideniya and Uelen, do not have town status.
Anadyr
Анадырь | |
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Location of Anadyr | |
Anadyr Location of Anadyr Anadyr Anadyr (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | |
| Coordinates: 64°44′N 177°31′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Town status since | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Andrey Shchegolkov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2018) | 15,604 |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | Town of okrug significance of Anadyr |
| • Capital of | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Anadyrsky District |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Anadyr Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Anadyr Urban Okrug, Anadyrsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 689000, 689700 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42722 |
| OKTMO ID | 77701000001 |
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