Iultinsky District
| Iultinsky District Иультинский район (Russian) Ивылтин район (Chukchi) |
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 Location of Iultinsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
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| Coordinates: 66°40′N 179°00′E / 66.667°N 179.000°ECoordinates: 66°40′N 179°00′E / 66.667°N 179.000°E | |
 View of southern Iultinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Egvekinot |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 3 |
| Rural localities | 8 |
| Municipal structure (as of October 2010) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Iultinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Local government: | |
| Head of Administration | Alexander Maximov |
| Statistics | |
| Area (municipal district) | 134,600 km2 (52,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 4,329 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 64.4% |
| • Rural | 35.6% |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 4,814 inhabitants |
| Density | 0.03/km2 (0.078/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Established | December 2, 1953 |
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Iultinsky District (Russian: Иу́льтинский райо́н; Chukchi: Ивылтин район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the autonomous okrug and borders with the Chukchi Sea in the north, Providensky District in the east, Gulf of Anadyr in the southeast, and with Anadyrsky District in the southwest. The area of the district is 134,600 square kilometers (52,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Egvekinot. Population: 4,329 (2010 Census);3,974 (2002 Census);15,689 (1989 Census). The population of Egvekinot accounts for 64.4% of the district's total population.
The territory of the modern district has been populated since the Paleolithic age, though indigenous people are outnumbered by ethnic Russians by over three to one. The district was once a major center for mining tin and tungsten at Iultin, with the infrastructure built by gulag prisoners, but these mines have proved uneconomical in recent years and closed with their associated settlements abandoned.
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