Krasneno () is a rural locality (a selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located southwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. As of 2016, its population was estimated to be 63.Office of the Federal State Statistics Service for Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Численность населения Чукотского автономного округа по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года This figure is given for the inter-settlement territory population of Anadyrsky Municipal District. Krasneno is the only inhabited locality in Anadyrsky District listed in the Directive #517-rp which is not a part of any municipal formations enumerated in Law #148-OZ. Krasneno was categorized as an inhabited locality in the inter-settlement territory by the Law #71-OZ.

Etymology Krasneno's name literally means "red", although old maps show the village as "Krasnyano", meaning rich or abundant in the Russian Old Believers' dialect, in reference to fish stocks nearby.Strogoff et al., p. 92 Krasneno gets its name from Lake Krasnoye, on the shores of which it is located; the lake itself is named so due to being surrounded by red and brown rocks on its shoreline.

History It was founded in 1957.Official website of Anadyrsky District. Selo of Krasneno Historically, the area was known for abundant fishing, with Beluga whale and Ringed seal entering the lake from Anadyrsky Liman.Electoral Commission of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Krasneno Due to its proximity to the former Anadyrsk ostrog (fortress), the area was famous for trade fairs between Russians and Chukchi.

Around 2010, a number of houses were bought from Alaska as part of a refurbishment project.

Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasneno is subordinated to Anadyrsky District.Directive #517-rp Within the framework of municipal divisions, Krasneno is considered to be inter-settlement territory within Anadyrsky Municipal District.Law #71-OZ Until 2010, Krasneno was municipally incorporated as Krasneno Rural Settlement within Anadyrsky Municipal District.

Economy Krasneno has a general store, a primary school, a post office, and a cultural center.Red Cross Chukotka. Anadyrsky District (archived via archive.org) Local infrastructure has been assisted by the delivery from Alaska of several cottages around 2010. The economy is centered on traditional hunting and fishing, as the majority of the population is indigenous.

Transportation Krasneno is not connected to the outside world by any road network.

Demographics The population as of January 2014 was estimated to be 70;Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность постоянного населения Чукотского автономного округа по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2016 года down from the 2003 estimate of 118, as reported in the 2005 environmental impact report produced for the Kupol Gold Project,Bema Gold Corporation, p. 87 or of 95, as reported by the Red Cross. The population consists mainly of indigenous Chukchi, who make up around 90% of the population, though there is also a small number of Russians living there as well.

Climate Krasneno has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climates (Dfc).McKnight and Hess, pp. 232–235

See also List of inhabited localities in Anadyrsky District

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Sources

Bema Gold Corporation. Environmental Impact Assessment, Kupol Gold Project, Far East Russia, June 2005.

M. Strogoff, P.-C. Brochet, and D. Auzias. Petit Futé: Chukotka. "Avant-Garde" Publishing House, 2006.