Uelkal

Uelkal
Уэлькаль
Валъӄалыӄ (Yupik)
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Uelkal (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 65°32′N 179°17′W / 65.533°N 179.283°W / 65.533; -179.283
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChukotka Autonomous Okrug
Administrative districtIultinsky District
Population
 • Total
243
 • Estimate 
(January 2016)
191 (−21.4%)
 • Municipal districtIultinsky Municipal District
 • Rural settlementUelkal Rural Settlement
 • Capital ofUelkal Rural Settlement
Time zoneUTC+12 (MSK+9 )
Postal code
689215
Dialing code+7 42734
OKTMO ID77715000136

Uelkal (Russian: Уэлькаль; Yupik: Валъӄалыӄ, lit. Whale Jaw; Chukchi: Валӄалԓьан, Valḳalḷʼan) is a village (selo) in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 243 (2010 census); a slight reduction on a 2003 estimate of 258, of whom 208 were indigenous people, which itself showed a slight increase, up from 202 the previous year. The village is located approximately 100 kilometers (60 mi) away from the administrative centre of Egvekinot, at the western side of the mouth of Kresta Bay. Municipally, Uelkal is subordinated to Iultinsky Administrative District and incorporated as Uelkal Rural Settlement.