Chukotsky District
| Chukotsky District Чукотский район (Russian) Чукоткакэн район (Chukchi) |
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 Location of Chukotsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
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| Coordinates: 66°18′46″N 172°25′04″W / 66.31278°N 172.41778°WCoordinates: 66°18′46″N 172°25′04″W / 66.31278°N 172.41778°W | |
 Lavrentiya, Chukotsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Lavrentiya |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 6 |
| Municipal structure (as of November 2004) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Chukotsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Mikhail Zelensky |
| Representative body |
Council of Deputies STATISTICS---- |
| Statistics | |
| Area (municipal district) | 30,700 km2 (11,900 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 4,838 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 4,344 inhabitants |
| Density | 0.16/km2 (0.41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Established | 1927 |
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Chukotsky District (Russian: Чуко́тский райо́н; Chukchi: Чукоткакэн район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is the easternmost district of the autonomous okrug and the closest part of Russia to the United States. It borders with the Chukchi Sea in the north, the Bering Sea in the east, Providensky District in the south, and the Kolyuchinskaya Bay in the west. The area of the district is 30,700 square kilometers (11,900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Lavrentiya. Population: 4,838 (2010 Census);4,541 (2002 Census);6,878 (1989 Census). The population of Lavrentiya accounts for 30.2% of the district's total population.
The district is populated mainly by indigenous peoples, the majority being either Chukchi or Yupik. The sparse nature of the population means that this is the only district in the autonomous okrug without any urban localities. The selo of Uelen is located in the district, which is a focal point for indigenous artwork of the region as a whole and the birthplace of Yuri Rytkheu, the first internationally recognized Chukchi writer.
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