Lavrentiya
Lavrentiya
Лаврентия Ӄышы (Yupik) | |
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Lavrentiya, Chukotsky District | |
Location of Lavrentiya | |
| Coordinates: 65°35′03″N 170°59′20″W / 65.58417°N 170.98889°W | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Chukotsky District |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,459 |
• Estimate (January 2018) | 1,185 |
| • Capital of | Chukotsky District |
| • Municipal district | Chukotsky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Lavrentiya Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Chukotsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 689300 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42736 |
| OKTMO ID | 77633420101 |
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Lavrentiya (Russian: Лавре́нтия, Yupik: Ӄышы; Chukchi: Ӄытрын, Ḳytryn; Naukan: Qerre; Inupiaq: Kesrreq or Kisrriq) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on Lavrentiya Bay, close to the Bering Strait. Population: 1,459 (2010 Census); 1,333 (2002 Census); 3,012 (1989 Soviet census). Lavrentiya is the only district administrative center in the whole autonomous okrug that does not have urban status; it accounts for 30.2% of the district's total population. Located in Lavrentiya is the easternmost airport in the world, the Lavrentiya Airport, UHML.