The village was founded in 1930 as a result of the collectivisation of a number of nomadic herders who settled in the village establishing two collective farms: "First of May" (Russian: Первое мая) and "New Life" (Russian: Новая жизнь). Once the farms were established the village grew rapidly and a boarding school and kindergarten were constructed. These farms were reorganised into a single entity in 1960 under the name "Anyuysky". Anyuysk was the administrative centre of Bilibino District (then called Eastern Tundra District (Russian: Восточно-Тундровского района)) from March 15, 1950, when it took over responsibilities from Ostrovnoye until August 2, 1961, when responsibilities passed to the current administrative centre, Bilibino.[10] In the 1980s a dairy farm was established in order to provide milk to the school and the villagers.
Economy
The main occupation of the inhabitants is reindeer herding and fishing, hunting and trapping. Currently, Anyuysk is the base for the municipal agricultural enterprise "Lakeside". The village has a school, local hospital, post office, communications center, a cultural center, a library, a hotel with ten beds.
Culture
The village holds an annual bear festival.[11] There is a children's group called Souvenir (Russian: Сувенир),[12] a sports, dance and singing club called Masteritsa (Russian: Мастерица)[12] and a folk dance ensemble called Nyoltyn (Russian: Нёлтын).[12]
Demographics
The population as of the beginning of January 2012 was 472,[2] mainly Evens,[13] a slight reduction on the 2010 official census figure of 480, split equally between men and women.[3][4] As of January 2012, the ethnic make up of the village was as following:
This is down on the population as of 2006, which was around 600 people, of which 340 were natives,[11] which itself was up from 535 people reported in 2005 in an environmental impact report for the Kupol Gold Project.[14] The head of the village administration is Andrey Kulinenko.[2]
^ abcThe results of the 2010 Census are given for Anyuysk Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Bilibinsky Municipal District. According to Law #43-OZ, Anyuysk is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Anyuysk Rural Settlement.
^ abcInformation on AnyuyskArchived 2013-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Chukotka (Избирательная комиссия Чукотского автономного округа). Retrieved 15 April 2012. (in Russian)
Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №33-ОЗ от 30 июня 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №55-ОЗ от 9 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня его официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №7 (28), 14 мая 1999 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #33-OZ of June 30, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #55-OZ of June 9, 2012 On Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.).
Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №43-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Билибинского района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №88-ОЗ от 20 октября 2010 г «О преобразовании путём объединения поселений на территории Билибинского муниципального района и внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Билибинского района Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №31/1 (178/1), 10 декабря 2004 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #43-OZ of November 29, 2004 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #88-OZ of October 20, 2010 On the Transformation (Merger) of the Settlements on the Territory of Bilibinsky Municipal District and Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication date.).
