Chaunsky District
Chaunsky District
Чаунский район (Russian) | |
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Stacks in Chaunsky District, a natural monument | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Chaunsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
| Coordinates: 68°52′06″N 170°36′29″E / 68.86833°N 170.60806°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Established | 1933
MISCELLANEA---- |
| Administrative center | Pevek |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | ----STATISTICS---- |
| • Head of the Administration | Yelena Kompaniyets |
| Area | |
• Total | 67,091 km2 (25,904 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,148 |
• Estimate (January 2016) | 5,747 |
| • Density | 0.07673/km2 (0.1987/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 |
| Holiday | ----ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS---- |
| Website | http://go-pevek.ru/index.php |
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 on the northern shore of the autonomous okrug and borders Iultinsky District to the northeast, Anadyrsky District to the southeast, and Bilibinsky District to 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 Soviet census). The population of Pevek accounts for 80.8% of the district's total population.
The land within the current boundaries was first visited by non-indigenous people in the 18th century. The indigenous people in the district are mainly Chukchi, and form about 15% of the population.