En Name: | Enmelen |
Ru Name: | Энмелен |
Other Name: | Энмыԓьын |
Other Lang: | Chukchi |
Map Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 65°N -226°W |
Federal Subject: | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
Federal Subject Ref: | [1] |
Adm District Jur: | Providensky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
Inhabloc Type: | Selo |
Mun District Jur: | Providensky Municipal District |
Mun District Jur Ref: | [2] |
Rural Settlement Jur: | Enmelen Rural Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of: | Enmelen Rural Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 367 |
Pop 2010Census Ref: | [3] |
Pop Latest: | 299 |
Pop Latest Date: | January 2016 |
Pop Latest Ref: | [4] |
Postal Codes: | 689272 |
Dialing Codes: | 42735 |
Dialing Codes Ref: | [5] |
Enmelen (Russian: Энмеле́н; Chukchi: Энмыԓьын, Ènmyḷ'yn; Yupik: Ынмылин) is a village (selo) in Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. Population: Municipally, Enmelen is subordinated to Providensky Municipal District and incorporated as Enmelen Rural Settlement.
Enmelen (lit. "craggy" in Chukchi[6]) is situated near Cape Bering well over 200 km from Provideniya. The settlement is not connected by road to any other places. It is populated by a mixture of Chukchi and Yupik and near the village is the site of an ancient Yupik settlement.
The population according to the most recent census data was 367, of whom 188 were male and 179 female, a slight decrease on a 2006 estimate of 390.[7]
The village is supported by a combination of reindeer herding and the hunting of sea mammals.
Enmelen has an arctic climate (Köppen climate classification ET) with very cold, long winters and cool, short summers.[8]
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