Krasnoselkup
Красноселькуп | |
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Coordinates: 65°42′20″N 82°27′36″E / 65.70556°N 82.46000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Administrative district | Krasnoselkupsky District[1] |
Founded | 1937 |
Population | |
• Total | 3,974 |
• Capital of | Krasnoselkupsky District[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [2]) |
Postal code(s)[3] | |
OKTMO ID | 71933000101 |
Krasnoselkup (Russian: Красноселькуп) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Krasnoselkupsky District of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 3,974 (2010 Census);[1] 4,014 (2002 Census);[4] 5,300 (1989 Census).[5]
Krasnoselkup was founded in 1933 on the site of the Selkup camp Nyaryi Mache. Translated from Selkup, this means "swampy, tundra forest".[6][7]
In 2006, a school for 500 pupils was built.[8]