Sireniki
| Sireniki (in English) Сиреники (Russian) Сиӷинык (Yupik) |
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.svg) Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of October 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Providensky District |
| Municipal status (as of October 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Providensky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Provideniya Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 469 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 376 inhabitants |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Postal code(s) | 689273 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42735 |
Sireniki (Russian: Сиреники; Yupik: Сиӷинык, literally Mountain of Horns; Chukchi: Вутээн) is a village (selo) in Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. Population: 469 (2010 Census); Municipally, Sireniki is subordinated to Providensky Municipal District. In 2010, a law was passed abolishing the municipal rural settlement of Sireniki. The village continues to exist, but is now municipally part of Providenia Urban Settlement.
The placement of the settlement owes much to a sizeable polynia at the shore of the village, allowing the inhabitants to hunt all year round. The village is situated north of Cape Stoletiya and Southeast of Cape Zelyony on the coast where the Maingyvykvyn, Sirenik-Keivuk and Sineveyem empty into the sea. There are numerous high clifs surrounding the village, some of which have been named by the local people with poetic names such as "Sokol" (falcon) and "Yablochko" (little apple). Nearby is a marine grotto called "Sochi" after the Black Sea resort, which the villagers use for swimming in the summer.
The existence of the polynia attracts a wide variety of sea life, numerous species of whales and seals inhabit the area, and the village is situated along the main spring migration route of the Bowhead whale, the target of the majority of the Yupik inhabitants hunting. To the east of the village, the Imtuk Lagoon is rich in fish and the inhabitants catch cod during the winter and salmon in the summer. there are also a wide range of different bird species that nest in the high cliffs surrounding the village, including puffins and gulls.
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