Selo in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Lorino (Russian: Лорино; Chukchi: Ԓьурэн, Ḷ'urèn, lit. found camp;[9] Naukan: Lluughraq) is a rural locality (a selo) in Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[1] It is located on the boundary of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea. Population: 1,267 (2010 Census);[2] [3] Municipally, Lorino is subordinated to Chukotsky Municipal District and incorporated as Lorino Rural Settlement.[5]
Geography
Lorino is the largest indigenous village in the whole autonomous okrug and larger even than Lavrentiya, the administrative centre of the district, which is found to the north-west. The village is located on the shores of the Bering Sea, on the Mechigmen spit. it is 40.5 km to the district centre.[10] Near the village are the Lorinski (Kukunyskie) hot springs.[10]
History
The name "Lorino" comes from the Chukchi "льурэн" (lyuren), meaning "found camp".[9][11] The first mention of Lorino comes from the 18th century,[12] with the modern Chukchi village located on the site of the former Eskimo settlement of Nukak [6].[13] The main occupations of the inhabitants are sea mammal hunting, reindeer herding and fishing and the village is the base for the municipal agricultural enterprise "Keper" (Russian: Кэпэр).[13] A fox farm was established in the village in 1955 and a processing factory for seafood and meat canning was opened in 2009.[14]
Culture
The area around the village was used as the setting for the film The Chief of Chukotka.[15] The Lorino hot springs are located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the village.[15]
The village has a high school, a daycare center, a boarding school, a cultural center, a food store, a hospital, a post-office, and a breeding farm with more than 300 Arctic foxes.[15] The Lorino Dawns native ensemble under the guidance of N. Ginuntegin is based in the village.[15]
Demographics
The population as of the official 2010 census results was 1267,[2] of whom 628 were male and 639 female.[3] This is a reduction on a 2003 estimate by Red Cross Chukotka as 1,419,[15] of which 1,288 were indigenous peoples.[15]
Transport
The village of Lorino is linked to Lavrentiya by a 40 kilometers (25 mi) unpaved road. There is, however, a small number of roads within the settlement including:[16]
- Улица Гагарина (Ulitsa Gagarina, lit. Gagarin Street)
- Улица Енок (Ulitsa Yenok)
- Улица Ленина (Ulitsa Lenina, lit. Lenin Street)
- Улица Челюскинцев (Ulitsa Chelyuskintsev, lit Chelyuskin Street)
- Улица Чукотская (Ulitsa Chukotskaya, lit. Chukotka Street)
Climate
Lorino has a Tundra climate (ET)[17] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).
| Climate data for Lorino
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
4.7
(40.5)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
6.4
(43.5)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
22.7
(72.9)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
22.7
(72.9)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−17.9
(−0.2)
|
−16.7
(1.9)
|
−15.8
(3.6)
|
−9.1
(15.6)
|
−0.7
(30.7)
|
5.6
(42.1)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
5.4
(41.7)
|
0.5
(32.9)
|
−4.7
(23.5)
|
−13.9
(7.0)
|
−4.0
(24.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−23.9
(−11.0)
|
−22.8
(−9.0)
|
−22.3
(−8.1)
|
−15.2
(4.6)
|
−4.6
(23.7)
|
1.0
(33.8)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
−3.0
(26.6)
|
−9.8
(14.4)
|
−19.0
(−2.2)
|
−9.0
(15.8)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−44.1
(−47.4)
|
−41.5
(−42.7)
|
−41.4
(−42.5)
|
−31.1
(−24.0)
|
−24.5
(−12.1)
|
−5.6
(21.9)
|
−4.7
(23.5)
|
−2.7
(27.1)
|
−6.1
(21.0)
|
−19.9
(−3.8)
|
−33.6
(−28.5)
|
−41.2
(−42.2)
|
−44.1
(−47.4)
|
| Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
19.0
(0.75)
|
20.0
(0.79)
|
13.8
(0.54)
|
18.1
(0.71)
|
18.8
(0.74)
|
15.1
(0.59)
|
40.4
(1.59)
|
46.2
(1.82)
|
35.9
(1.41)
|
45.4
(1.79)
|
28.8
(1.13)
|
18.4
(0.72)
|
319.9
(12.59)
|
| Average snowy days
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
15
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
17
|
20
|
15
|
124
|
| Source: [18]
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