Pevek
| Pevek (English) Певек (Russian) Пээкин (Chukchi) |
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 View of Pevek from the south |
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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 | Chaunsky District |
| Administrative center of | Chaunsky District |
| Municipal status (as of October 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Chaunsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Pevek Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Chaunsky Municipal District, Pevek Urban Settlement |
| Head | Viktoriya Klunichenko |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 4,162 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 4,743 inhabitants |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| First mentioned | 1926 |
| Town status since | April 6, 1967 |
| Postal code(s) | 689400 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42737 |
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Pevek (Russian: Певе́к; Chukchi: Пээкин) is an Arctic port town and the administrative center of Chaunsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on Chaunskaya Bay (part of the East Siberian Sea) on a peninsula on the eastern side of the bay facing the Routan Islands, above the Arctic Circle, about 640 kilometers (400 mi) northwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: 4,162 (2010 Census);5,206 (2002 Census);12,915 (1989 Census). with an estimated population as at 1 January 2015 of 4,721.
Pevek is the northernmost town in Russia and in Asia. It is a modern settlement established after World War I to provide a port for the export of minerals as part of the expanding Northern Sea Route. During the 1940s and 1950s, the area surrounding Pevek was the site of several gulags where prisoners mined uranium. In recent years, many of the mines became unprofitable and have closed, causing many residents to move to more central regions in Russia and the port infrastructure to decay.
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