Khatyrka
| Khatyrka (in English) Хатырка (Russian) |
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 Aerial view of the village of Khatyrka |
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.svg) Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Anadyrsky District |
| Municipal status (as of April 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Anadyrsky Municipal District |
| Rural settlement | Khatyrka Rural Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Khatyrka Rural Settlement |
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| Area (village) (2011) | 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 377 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2017 est.) | 326 inhabitants |
| Density | 325/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Founded | c.1756 |
| Postal code(s) | 689120 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42733 |
Khatyrka (Russian: Хатырка) is a rural locality (a selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the shore of the Bering Sea southwest of Beringovsky. Population: 377 (2010 Census); with an estimated population as of 1 January 2015 of 349. Municipally, it is incorporated as Khatyrka Rural Settlement.
Khatyrka is one of the oldest settlements in Anadyrsky district, having been founded around 1756. The name of the village and the nearby river was taken from the cape first mapped by the naval officer Sarychyevym, but first visited by the merchants Bakov and Novikov.
The Chuckchi call the place Vatyrkan, meaning dry or exhausted as the area surrounding the village is used for reindeer grazing. There are currently two brigades operating as the Khatyrskoye municipal agricultural unitary enterprise, tending for around 2000 reindeer on the tundra. Within the village, the cultural centre supports the national ensemble "Chukotka Dawns" (Russian: Чукотские зори).
The population according to the 2010 census was 377, of which 191 were male and 186 female, which is essentially in line with an April 2003 estimate, which recorded the population at 375, of which around 87% are of indigenous origin.
The main occupations revolve around traditional indigenous economic activities of fishing and hunting, both on land and sea. There is also a successful reindeer herding enterprise on the pastures surrounding Khatyrka with around four hundred heads. Although this is a traditional enterprise among many Arctic peoples, these formerly nomadic enterprises were grouped together in the Soviet Union to form a collective farm (kolkhoz).
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