Chaunsky District
Chaunsky District (Russian: Ча́унский райо́н; Chukchi: Чаан район, Čaan rajon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the autonomous okrug and borders with Iultinsky District in the northeast, Anadyrsky District in the southeast, and with Bilibinsky District in the south and west. The area of the district is 67,091 square kilometers (25,904 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Pevek. Population: 5,148 (2010 Census); 6,962 (2002 Census); 32,167 (1989 Census). The population of Pevek accounts for 80.8% of the district's total population.
Chaunsky District
Чаунский район | |
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Stacks in Chaunsky District, a natural monument | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Chaunsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
| Coordinates: 68°52′06″N 170°36′29″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Established | 1933 |
| Administrative center | Pevek |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Head of the Administration | Yelena Kompaniyets |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67,091 km2 (25,904 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,148 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 5,327 (+3.5%) |
| • Density | 0.077/km2 (0.20/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 80.8% |
| • Rural | 19.2% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 6 Urban-type settlements, 4 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Chaunsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 77705000 |
| Website | http://go-pevek.ru/index.php |
Chaunsky District is flat compared to other districts in the autonomous okrug. The land within the current boundaries was first discovered by non-indigenous people in the 18th century, and now the indigenous people of the district are a minority as ethnic Russians came to the area following a growth in mining.