Krasnoarmeysky (, literally Red Army; , Pyrḳaḳaj) was an inhabited locality (an urban-type settlement) in Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 0 (2002 Census);
History The settlement was founded in March 1940 on the banks of the Pyrkanayvaam River, 100 km from Pevek (Krasnoarmeysky (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) – Great Soviet Encyclopedia to house the miners and administrative workers from the Pyrkakay () tin mine, with the name being changed to Krasnoarmeysky in January 1942 to honour the victories of the Red Army.V.V. Leontev and K.A. Novikova, Топонимический словарь северо-востока СССР (Toponymic Dictionary of the Northeastern USSR) (1989) Magadan. p.204 It was given settlement status in 1953, but was determined to no longer be economically viable in 1998.Dead-cities.ru Entry on Krasnoarmeysky As of 2009, Krasnoarmeysky is included in the list of settlements currently in the process of being liquidated.Law #33, Article 14.2
Population The mines were declared unprofitable and that there was no possibility of developing any other form of economy in 1999 and the settlement was closed along with a number of others in Chukotka.Постановление Правительства РФ от 2 февраля 1998 г. N 128 О мерах социальной защиты населения ликвидируемых поселков золотодобытчиков в Чукотском автономном округe (Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug). The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Krasnoarmeysky from Chukotka to other parts of Russia. The Ministry of Railways was obliged to lease containers for the transportation of the migrants' goods to the Chukotkan administration and ensure that they were delivered to the various settlements. The population table below shows the impact on the settlement as a result of the closure of the mines.
Demographic evolution 1959 1970 1979 1989 2002 1156 1583Перепись населения СССР 1970 года 1970 census of the Soviet Union 2324Перепись населения СССР 1979 года 1979 census of the Soviet Union 2290 Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения РСФСР, ее территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу All-Union census, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, in the federal districts, towns, rural settlements and regional centres with a population of more than 3,000. 0Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек 2002 Russian Census
Climate Krasnoarmeysky has a Tundra climate (ET)McKnight and Hess, pp.235–7 because the warmest month has an average temperature between and .
See also List of inhabited localities in Chaunsky District
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External links Krasnoarmeysky photo gallery More photos of Krasnoarmeysky