Enmelen Энмелен (Russian) Энмылъын (Chukchi) |
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- Rural locality - Selo |
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Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of October 2010) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
Administrative district | Providensky District |
Municipal status (as of October 2010) | |
Municipal district | Providensky Municipal District |
Rural settlement | Enmelen Rural Settlement |
Administrative center of | Enmelen Rural Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 367 inhabitants |
Population (January 2016 est.) | 299 inhabitants |
Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
Postal code(s) | 689272 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 42735 |
Enmelen (Russian: Энмелен; Chukchi: Энмылъын; Yupik: Ынмылин) is a village (selo) in Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. Population: 367 (2010 Census); Municipally, Enmelen is subordinated to Providensky Municipal District and incorporated as Enmelen Rural Settlement.
Enmelen (lit. "craggy" in Chukchi) is situated near Cape Bering well over 200 km from Provideniya. The settlement is not connected by road to any other places. It is populated by a mixture of Chukchi and Yupik and near the village is the site of an ancient Yupik settlement.
The population according to the most recent census data was 367, of whom 188 were male and 179 female, a slight decrease on a 2006 estimate of 390.
The village is supported by a combination of reindeer herding and the hunting of sea mammals.
Enmelen has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfc).
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