Provideniya
Provideniya
Провидения Гуврэл (Chukchi) | |
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View of Provideniya from Komsomolskaya Bay | |
Interactive map of Provideniya | |
Provideniya Location of Provideniya Provideniya Provideniya (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | |
| Coordinates: 64°25′N 173°15′W / 64.417°N 173.250°W | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Providensky District |
| Founded | May 10, 1946 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | April 25, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Dmitry Olkhovik |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,970 |
• Estimate (January 2016) | 2,082 (+5.7%) |
| • Capital of | Providensky District |
| • Municipal district | Providensky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Provideniya Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Providensky Municipal District, Provideniya Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ) |
| Postal code | 689251 |
| OKTMO ID | 77710000051 |
Provideniya (Russian: Провиде́ния, IPA: [prəvʲɪˈdʲenʲɪjə]; Chukchi: Гуврэл Guvrel) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on Komsomolskaya Bay (a part of Providence Bay) in the northeastern part of the autonomous okrug, across the Bering Strait from Alaska, and very close to the International Date Line. The population has declined in recent decades: 1,970 (2010 census); 2,723 (2002 census); 5,432 (1989 Soviet census).