Omolon (rural locality)

For other uses, see Omolon (disambiguation).

Omolon (English) Омолон (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  - Selo[1]
Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Omolon Location of Omolon in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 65°16′N 160°28′E / 65.267°N 160.467°E / 65.267; 160.467Coordinates: 65°16′N 160°28′E / 65.267°N 160.467°E / 65.267; 160.467
Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative district	Bilibinsky District[citation needed]
Municipal status (as of October 2010)
Municipal district	Bilibinsky Municipal District[2]
Rural settlement	Omolon Rural Settlement[2]
Administrative center of	Omolon Rural Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2006 est.)	1,050 inhabitants[3]
Time zone	MAGST (UTC+12:00)[4]
Postal code(s)	689470[5]
Dialing code(s)	+7 42738[6]

Omolon (Russian: Омолон) is a rural locality (a selo) in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.^[1] It is situated in the far southwest of the district near the border with Magadan Oblast. Population: 1050 (2006 est.), of which around 800 are indigenous peoples.^[3], mainly Chukchi and Evens,^[7] up from 936 people as recorded by an environmental impact report prepared in 2005 for the Kupol Gold Project.^[8] Municipally, Omolon is subordinated to Bilibinsky Municipal District and is incorporated as Omolon Rural Settlement.^[2]

History

Omolon was the headquarters for the Sovkhoz Omolon until 1992^[9] Prior to 1992, the Sovkhoz had 15 separate herds of reindeer under its control.^[9] From 1992 onwards, the Sovkhoz structure was dismanteled bit by bit in line with the wider course of russian privatisation.^[9] Previously, the Sovkhoz had been in control of all of the major community services, such as power, education, health and other functions, which were now administered individually at rural settlement or district administrative level.^[9] Four of the 15 brigades split from the former Sovkhoz and formed their own private enterprise and those remaining formed a limited liability company called TOO "Omolon"'.^[9] This privatisation was not a success. Where previously the Sovkhoz had controlled the settlements economy and its associated facilities, by 1998 there were nine separate entities involved in the same work and the number of reindeer held by the brigades had fallen from nearly 34,000 to just over 9,000.^[9]

Geography

The village, previously called Oloy, Unyagan, and Shcherbakovo before the current name was settled upon in 1960,^[3] is the most isolated populated place in Bilibinsky District. Omolon is situated on the banks of the Omolon River.

Economy

The main occupation of the inhabitants is reindeer herding.^[3]

Transport

It is 400 kilometers (250 mi) from Bilibino and is not connected by road to any other inhabited locality. The only means of access to the village is by air. An aerodrome "Shcherbakhovo" with ICAO code UHMN is mentioned by several sources.

See also

• List of inhabited localities in Bilibinsky District

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Law #33-OZ, Article 13.2
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Law #43-OZ, Article 2
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Fute, p. 104
4. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
5. ^ Pochtovik Russian Mail Delivery Service Bilibinsky District
6. ^ Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Bilibinsky Municipal District
7. ^ Norwegian Polar Institute. Indigenous Peoples of the north of the Russian Federation, Map 3.6, Chukotskiy Avtonomyy Okrug
8. ^ Environmental Impact Assessment, Kupol Gold Project, Far East Russia June 2005, prepared by Bema Gold Corporation
9. ^ ^{a b c d e f} The Obshchina in Chukotka - Land Property and Local Autonomy, Gray P.A. (2001), Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. p.11

Sources

• Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №33-ОЗ от 30 июня 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №73-ОЗ от 24 июня 2009 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня его официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №7 (28), 14 мая 1999 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #33-OZ of June 30, 1998 On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #73-OZ of June 24, 2009 On Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication).
• Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №43-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Билибинского района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №88-ОЗ от 20 октября 2010 г «О преобразовании путём объединения поселений на территории Билибинского муниципального района и внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Билибинского района Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №31/1 (178/1), 10 декабря 2004 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #43-OZ of November 29, 2004 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #88-OZ of October 20, 2010 On the Transformation (Merger) of the Settlements on the Territory of Bilibinsky Municipal District and Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication date).
• Petit Fute, Chukotka

External links

• Omolon photo gallery