Keperveyem

Keperveyem (English)
Кепервеем (Russian)
кэпэрвээм (Chukchi)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Keperveyem Airport terminal

Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Keperveyem
Location of Keperveyem in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 67°49′N 166°06′E / 67.817°N 166.100°E / 67.817; 166.100Coordinates: 67°49′N 166°06′E / 67.817°N 166.100°E / 67.817; 166.100
Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative district Bilibinsky District
Municipal status (as of October 2010)
Municipal district Bilibinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Bilibino Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Area (village) (January 2010) 13.84 km2 (5.34 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census) 336 inhabitants[4][5]
Population (January 2014 est.) 309 inhabitants[6]
Density 24/km2 (62/sq mi)[7]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[8]
Founded 1934[3]
Postal code(s)[9] 689480
Dialing code(s) +7 42738[10]

Keperveyem (Russian: Кепервеем; Chukchi: кэпэрвээм) is a rural locality (a selo) in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[1] Municipally, Keperveyem is subordinated to Bilibinsky Municipal District and is incorporated within Bilibino Urban Settlement.[2] Population: 336 (2010 Census);[4] [5]

Geography

Keperveyem is located just southwest of Bilibino on the banks of the Bolshoy Keperveyem River, near its confluence with the Maly Anyuy River.[11] The name Keperveyem comes from the Chukchi for Wolverine River.[12]

History

The village was founded in 1934 following the collectivisation of a number of nomadic herders into a collective farm called Vperyod (Russian: Вперёд), which was initially located further north on the Rauchua River near its mouth on the shore if the East Siberian Sea. In 1947, the collective farm was moved to the present site of the village on the banks of the River Keperveyem. A new airfield was developed in the winter of 1963, which would go on to become the gateway to Bilibinsky District.

Change in municipal status

On November 20, 2010, a law was passed abolishing Keperveyem Rural Settlement.[2] Keperveyem still exists as a selo, but is now municipally incorporated into Bilibino Urban Settlement.[2] The local municipal administration of Keperveyem was abolished, and governmental power, along with municipal property, property rights and budgets were transferred to Bilibino municipal administration.[2]

Demographics

The population as at January 2010 was 336, of whom 166 were male and 170 female,[5] a slight variation on a 2010 estimate of 328 on the Bilibinsky District Official website,[3] and down from an estimated population of 461 in 2005 in a report on the Kupol gold project.[13] The head of the village is Sergei Mikhalin.[3] The village was demographically organised thus:

Demographic Composition - 2010
Indigenous People Number in Village Percentage of Population
Chukchi

137

42%

Russian, Ukrainian and Others

127

39%

Even

61

19%

Koryak

3

1%

Lamut

3

1%

Itelmen

2

1%

Total

328

100%

Source:[3]

Economy and Culture

Inhabitants are reindeer herding, fishing, hunting, seasonal picking berries and mushrooms, as well as maintenance of the airfield infrastructure. The village is also the base of the municipal agricultural enterprise "Keperveem."

The village has a Children's Art School, post office, recreation center, library, shop and operates a boarding school. In 1998, the school was reorganized into a single complex kindergarten-school through the merger of middle school and kindergarten "Brusnichka" and this is where a number children from remote villages and camps live and study during the academic year. The school operates an art studio "Northern Lights", the national dance studio "Nutengrep" publishes the newspaper "Chic" and has created its own museum. School is the winner of the All-Russia competition of educational institutions, introducing innovative educational programs, in 2007 it was awarded a grant in the amount of 1 million rubles.[14]

A Young Reindeer Festival is held here every August on Native People's Day.[11] There is a folklore ensemble in the village called Nutengrep (Russian: Нутэнгрэп).[12]

Transport

The village is 36 km from the district centre Bilibino[3] and approximately 626 km from the okrug centre Anadyr.[3] It is the site of Keperveyem Airport, which serves Bilibino, around which the village is situated.[11] There is also a road linking Keperveyem and the airport with Bilibino and onward to Vesenny[15] There is also a small network of roads within the settlement including:[16]

Climate

Keperveyem has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfc).[17]

Climate data for Keperveyem
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 0
(32)		 3
(37)		 1.8
(35.2)		 8.3
(46.9)		 23.2
(73.8)		 32
(90)		 35.1
(95.2)		 29.9
(85.8)		 21
(70)		 8
(46)		 3.2
(37.8)		 1.9
(35.4)		 35.1
(95.2)
Average high °C (°F) −27.6
(−17.7)		 −26.8
(−16.2)		 −17.5
(0.5)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 5.9
(42.6)		 16
(61)		 16.8
(62.2)		 13.9
(57)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −8
(18)		 −22.3
(−8.1)		 −27.5
(−17.5)		 −6.5
(20.3)
Average low °C (°F) −32.2
(−26)		 −32.7
(−26.9)		 −28.7
(−19.7)		 −18.5
(−1.3)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 5.2
(41.4)		 6.7
(44.1)		 3.4
(38.1)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 −27.3
(−17.1)		 −32.4
(−26.3)		 −14.7
(5.5)
Record low °C (°F) −58
(−72)		 −54
(−65)		 −50.3
(−58.5)		 −74
(−101)		 −23.5
(−10.3)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 −15
(5)		 −37
(−35)		 −47
(−53)		 −52
(−62)		 −74
(−101)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 12
(0.47)		 9
(0.35)		 3
(0.12)		 6
(0.24)		 6
(0.24)		 18
(0.71)		 42
(1.65)		 30
(1.18)		 21
(0.83)		 18
(0.71)		 12
(0.47)		 18
(0.71)		 195
(7.68)
Average snowy days 25 19 14 10 7 1 0 0 9 20 18 21 144
Source: [18]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Law #33-OZ, Article 13.2
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Law #43-OZ, Article 2
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Urban and Rural Settlements Official Bilibinsky District Website. Retrieved 15 April 2012. (Russian)
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 The results of the 2010 Census are given for Keperveyem Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Bilibinsky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Keperveyem is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Keperveyem Rural Settlement.
  6. ↑ Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность постоянного населения Чукотского автономного округа по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2014 года (Russian)
  7. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  8. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  9. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  10. ↑ Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Bilibinsky Municipal District (Russian)
  11. 1 2 3 Strogoff, M. et al. (2006), p.104
  12. 1 2 Information on Keperveyem Electoral Commission of Chukotka Autnomous Okrug (Избирательная комиссия Чукотского автономного округа). Retrieved 15 April 2012. (Russian)
  13. ↑ Bema Gold Corporation, p.89
  14. ↑ МБОУ «Школа-интернат среднего (полного) общего образования с. Кепервеем» Kepeverveyem School Website
  15. ↑ Map Q-57-58 at Vlasenko.net
  16. ↑ Keperveyem - Bilibinsky District at Pochtovik Mail Delivery Company
  17. ↑ McKnight and Hess, pp.232-5
  18. ↑ "Weather averages for Keperveyem from meoweather.com". meoweather.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.

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