Lorino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
| Lorino (in English) Лорино (Russian) Льурэн (Chukchi) |
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 A typical family home in Lorino |
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.svg) Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Chukotsky District |
| Municipal status (as of November 2004) | |
| Municipal district | Chukotsky Municipal District |
| Rural settlement | Lorino Rural Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Lorino Rural Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 1,267 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 1,046 inhabitants |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Postal code(s) | 689315 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42736 |
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Lorino (Russian: Лорино; Chukchi: Льурэн, lit. found camp) is a rural locality (a selo) in Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the boundary of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea. Population: 1,267 (2010 Census); Municipally, Lorino is subordinated to Chukotsky Municipal District and incorporated as Lorino Rural Settlement.
Lorino is the largest indigenous village in the whole autonomous okrug and larger even than Lavrentiya, the administrative centre of the district, which is found to the north-west of Lorino. The village is located on the shores of the Bering Sea, on the Mechigmen spit. it is 40.5 km to the district centre. In the vicinity of the village located Lorinski (Kukunyskie) hot springs.
The name "Lorino" comes from the Chukchi "льурэн" (lyuren), meaning "found camp". The first mention of Lorino comes from the 18th century, with the modern Chukchi village located on the site of the former Eskimo settlement of Nukak [6]. The main occupation of the inhabitants is sea mammal hunting, reindeer herding and fishing and the village is the base for the municipal agricultural enterprise "Keper" (Russian: Кэпэр). A fox farm was established in the village in 1955 and a processing factory for seafood and meat canning was opened in 2009.
The area around the village was used as the setting for the film The Chief of Chukotka. The Lorino hot springs are located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the village.
The village has a high school, a daycare center, a boarding school, a cultural center, a food store, a hospital, a post-office, and a breeding farm with more than 300 Arctic foxes. The Lorino Dawns native ensemble under the guidance of N. Ginuntegin is based in the village.
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