The name of Lamutskoye is derived from the word Lamut—an archaic name for the Evens[12] (the dominant indigenous people in the area who migrated to western Chukotka from what is now the Sakha Republic of Russia[13]). It stands in the upper reaches of the Anadyr River, near the mouth of the Bolshoy Peledon River.[12]
History
Founded in 1936 (or, according to other sources, in 1940[4]) as a collective farm,[3] Lamutskoye served as a central hub for the Lamutsko-Yablonskaya nomadic reindeer breeders group, consisting of only eight itinerant families.[12] In 1960, along with Chuvanskoye and Markovo, the farm was merged to form the Markovsky State Farm.[3][12]
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, small localities like Lamutskoye were extremely hard hit. In 2000, the monthly living wage across Chukotka was estimated at 3,800 rubles; however, the average wage in Lamutskoye was a meager 50–100 rubles.[14]
Lamutskoye is the starting point for the Ryilet festivities—the longest reindeer race in the world held each year over a 90-kilometer (56 mi) course between Lamutskoye and Chuvanskoye—in which racers compete for the Governor's Cup.[4][12]
Lamutskoye's infrastructure consists of a school, library, and the Palace of Culture, which conducts traditional feasts, races, and ceremonies connected with the reindeer herders.[4]
Demographics
As of 2010, the official census results showed a population of 173, of whom 98 were male and 75 female[5][6]—a significant reduction from the 2006 estimate of 230[3] and the 2005 estimate of 213 (according to a report prepared for the Kupol gold project,[15]). Of the 213 people living here in 2005, 212 were of indigenous origin.[15] The ethnic composition of Lamutskoye's population is as follows:
Lamutskoye has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with bitterly cold, very long winters and short, very mild summers.[16]
^ abcdThe results of the 2010 Census and the 2014 estimate are given for Lamutskoye Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Anadyrsky Municipal District. According to Law #148-OZ, Lamutskoye is the only inhabited locality on the territory of Lamutskoye Rural Settlement.
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.). (in Russian)
Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №148-ОЗ от 24 ноября 2008 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Анадырского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №24-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложение 2 к Закону Чукотского автономного округа "О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Анадырского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №46/1 (373/1), 28 ноября 2008 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #148-OZ of November 24, 2008 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Anadyrsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #24-OZ of April 1, 2011 On Amending Appendix 2 of the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Anadyrsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.). (in Russian)
