Amguema
| Amguema (English) Амгуэма (Russian) Омваам (Chukchi) |
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.svg) Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Iultinsky District |
| Municipal status (as of June 2009) | |
| Municipal district | Iultinsky Municipal District |
| Rural settlement | Amguema Rural Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Amguema Rural Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 531 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 416 inhabitants |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Postal code(s) | 689210 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42734 |
Amguema (Russian: Амгуэма; Chukchi: Омваам) is a village (selo) in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. Population: 531 (2010 Census); the village is based on the Iultin-Egvekinot road, one of the few significant roads in the Okrug. Reindeer herding is the most significant economic activity in the village. Municipally, Amguema is subordinated to Iultinsky Municipal District and incorporated as Amguema Rural Settlement.
The most recent census figures show a population of 531, of which 279 are men and 252 women. The village is a traditional Chukchi settlement, in which most of the citizens are reindeer herders, taking advantage of the pasture present around the Amguema River (Chukchi: Omvaam). It is the only native settlement in the district to have a stable economy, thanks in part to the available land. The population as of 2006 was 570, up slightly on the 2003 estimate of 548, of whom 387 were indigenous peoples and of those 379 of them were Chukchi.
In August, the village is the host of the Vylgynkoranymat festival (lit. young reindeer festival), during which time, a slaughter occurs so that the residents may have sufficient skins for clothing for the forthcoming winter. At the end of the festival, the women of the village produce a dish called kivlet, boiled reindeer stomachs, complete with their undigested final meal to which venison, blood and onions are added and is said to resemble goulash when cooked.
As with many of the settlements in Chukotka, there are neolithic remains to be found in the area surrounding the village.
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