Kanchalan
| Kanchalan (in English) Канчалан (Russian) |
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 Kanchalan in winter |
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.svg) Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Anadyrsky District |
| Municipal status (as of April 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Anadyrsky Municipal District |
| Rural settlement | Kanchalan Rural Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Kanchalan Rural Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 629 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2017 est.) | 457 inhabitants |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Postal code(s) | 689514 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42732 |
Kanchalan (Russian: Канчала́н) is a rural locality (a selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located northwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 629, with an estimated population as of 1 January 2015 of 525.
Kanchalan is located on the banks of the Kanchalan River, one of the three rivers which, together with the Anadyr and the Belaya Rivers, flows into the Bering Sea at the Gulf of Anadyr.
The Kanchalan River, on the right bank of which Kanchalan stands, was shown as the Nerpichya on the 17th–18th century maps. The sedentary Chukchi people living in the vicinity were calling themselves konchalyt (lit. the onlies), that name, in the form of "Kanchalan", transferred first to the river and eventually to the inhabited locality.
Modern Kanchalan was founded in 1952.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kanchalan is subordinated to Anadyrsky District. Within the framework of municipal divisions, Kanchalan is a part of Kanchalan Rural Settlement within Anadyrsky Municipal District.
As with many of the rural localities throughout Chukotka, the population of Kanchalan is overwhelmingly indigenous (around 90%), mainly Chukchi. The main economic driver is reindeer herding, although there is also seasonal fishing near the mouth of the Gyrmekuul River. Residents maintain traditional methods of reindeer husbandry. Kanchalan's infrastructure includes a store, a communication center, a school, and a house of culture. In 2004, Kanchalan underwent a major repair project where all housing was repaired and 110 new houses built.
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