Ryrkaypiy

Ryrkaypiy (English)
Рыркайпий (Russian)
Ир-Каппея (Chukchi)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Nighttime panorama of Ryrkaypiy

Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Ryrkaypiy
Location of Ryrkaypiy in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 68°52′6″N 179°22′24″W / 68.86833°N 179.37333°W / 68.86833; -179.37333Coordinates: 68°52′6″N 179°22′24″W / 68.86833°N 179.37333°W / 68.86833; -179.37333
Administrative status (as of June 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative district Iultinsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of June 2009)
Municipal district Iultinsky Municipal District[3]
Rural settlement Ryrkaypiy Rural Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Ryrkaypiy Rural Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 766 inhabitants[4]
Population (January 2014 est.) 636 inhabitants[5]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[6]
Postal code(s)[7] 689360
Dialing code(s) +7 42739[8]

Ryrkaypiy (Russian: Рыркайпий; Chukchi: Ир-Каппея) is a rural locality (a selo) just to the west of Mys Shmidta in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Municipally, Ryrkaypiy is incorporated as Ryrkaypiy Rural Settlement.[3] Population: 766 (2010 Census);[4] .

Demographics

The village is a small settlement, population as of 2010: 766, of whom 388 were men and 378 women,[4] up considerably from a 2003 estimate of 324,[9] most of whom are of Chukchi descent.

History and economy

The name of the village means "Place of the Walrus" in Chukchi,[10] or "Walrus Jam",[9] to convey the meaning that there are regularly large numbers of Walrus in the vicinity. Unsurprisingly, marine hunting has traditionally been a key source of food and employment for the local indigenous people.[9]

As with several of the rural settlements throughout Chukotka, Ryrkaipiy was the centre for a collectivised farm centred on reindeer. Indeed it was the central farmstead for the largest of all the reindeer herding farms throughout Chukotka, named Pioneer. Unlike other rural settlements in Chukotka such as Alkatvaam in Beringovsky District and Tavaivaam in Anadyrsky District, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and payments to the farms from the government effectively ceased as Russia moved to a market economy, the workers on this farm were able to keep their reindeer herds going and these herds are still the major source of employment for the local people, despite living on the coast.[9]

As with many Chukotkan villages, there are strong efforts made to keep the traditions of the indigenous peoples alive and although Ryrkaipiy has modern facilities in the shape of a hospital, post office, high school and daycare centre there is also a traditional Chukchi ensemble and cultural centre and Northern Star Native Women's Club.[9]

Transport

Ryrkaypiy is conntected to the outside world only via Mys Shmidta. From there, there is a road linking Mys Shmidta with Egvekinot.[11] There is also a 435 kilometres (270 mi) unpaved road between Mys Shmidta and Komsomolsky, of which 235 kilometres (146 mi) is unpaved road and the remaining 199 kilometres (124 mi) is a snow road.[11] Within the village, there is also a small network of roads including:[12]

Climate

Ryrkaypiy has a Tundra climate (ET)[13] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).

Climate data for Ryrkaipiy
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)		 0.6
(33.1)		 8.9
(48)		 6.5
(43.7)		 13.1
(55.6)		 24
(75)		 28.8
(83.8)		 22.5
(72.5)		 20.1
(68.2)		 9
(48)		 4.7
(40.5)		 6.7
(44.1)		 28.8
(83.8)
Average high °C (°F) −23.1
(−9.6)		 −22.5
(−8.5)		 −19.1
(−2.4)		 −12.5
(9.5)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 6.3
(43.3)		 9
(48)		 7
(45)		 3.4
(38.1)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −11.6
(11.1)		 −19.7
(−3.5)		 −7.3
(18.9)
Average low °C (°F) −29.1
(−20.4)		 −28.8
(−19.8)		 −26.5
(−15.7)		 −20.3
(−4.5)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 0.4
(32.7)		 2.6
(36.7)		 2
(36)		 −1.1
(30)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −17.7
(0.1)		 −25.4
(−13.7)		 −13.4
(7.9)
Record low °C (°F) −44.1
(−47.4)		 −44.6
(−48.3)		 −40.8
(−41.4)		 −36.3
(−33.3)		 −27.9
(−18.2)		 −10
(14)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −4
(25)		 −13.9
(7)		 −31.7
(−25.1)		 −40
(−40)		 −41.1
(−42)		 −44.6
(−48.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 12.9
(0.508)		 11.8
(0.465)		 5.9
(0.232)		 13.8
(0.543)		 15.1
(0.594)		 20.2
(0.795)		 34.9
(1.374)		 45.1
(1.776)		 44
(1.73)		 32.9
(1.295)		 25.4
(1)		 15.4
(0.606)		 277.4
(10.921)
Average snowy days 10 10 9 12 14 4 2 3 10 19 16 12 121
Source: [14]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Law #33, Article 12.2
  2. ↑ Directive #517-rp
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #149, Article 8
  4. 1 2 3 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. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ 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.).
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Iultinsky District (Russian)
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Red Cross Chukotka - Shmidtovsky District (Archived)
  10. ↑ capetocape.org.uk - Mys Shmidta
  11. 1 2 Strogoff, p.139
  12. ↑ Pochtovik Russian Mail Delivery Company Billings (Russian)
  13. ↑ McKnight and Hess, pp.235-7
  14. ↑ "Weather Averages for Ryrkaipiy from meoweather.com". meoweather.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.

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