Pevek
Pevek (Russian: Певе́к; Chukchi: Пээкин / Пээк, Pèèkin / Pèèk) is an Arctic port town and the administrative center of Chaunsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on Chaunskaya Bay (part of the East Siberian Sea) on a peninsula on the eastern side of the bay facing the Routan Islands, above the Arctic Circle, about 640 kilometers (400 mi) northwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: 4,015 (2021 Census); 4,162 (2010 Census); 5,206 (2002 Census); 12,915 (1989 Census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1939 | 426 | — |
| 1959 | 5,752 | +1250.2% |
| 1970 | 10,528 | +83.0% |
| 1979 | 11,060 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 12,915 | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 5,206 | −59.7% |
| 2010 | 4,162 | −20.1% |
| 2021 | 4,015 | −3.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Pevek
Певек | |
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View of Pevek from the south | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Pevek | |
Pevek Location of Pevek Pevek Pevek (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | |
| Coordinates: 69°42′N 170°17′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Chaunsky District |
| First mentioned | 1926 |
| Town status since | April 6, 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Viktoriya Klunichenko |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,162 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 4,329 (+4%) |
| • Capital of | Chaunsky District |
| • Municipal district | Chaunsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Pevek Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Chaunsky Municipal District, Pevek Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 689400 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42737 |
| OKTMO ID | 77705000001 |
Pevek is a modern settlement established after World War I to provide a port for the export of minerals as part of the expanding Northern Sea Route. During the 1940s and 1950s, the area surrounding Pevek was the site of several gulags where prisoners mined uranium. In recent years, many of the mines became unprofitable and have closed, causing many residents to move to more central regions in Russia and the port infrastructure to decay.
Pevek is the present location of the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant, which carries two marine-type KLT-40S nuclear reactors generating 35 megawatts of electricity each.