Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Чуко́тский автоно́мный о́круг, Chukotsky avtonomny okrug; ; Chukchi: Чукоткакэн автономныкэн округ, Chukotkaken avtonomnyken okrug), or Chukotka (Чуко́тка), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug) located in the Russian Far East. Population in 2010: 50,526 (2010 Census).
The autonomous okrug's surface area is 737,700 square kilometers (284,800 sq mi). The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr. The region is the most northeasterly region of Russia and, since the sale of Alaska to the United States, has been the only part of Russia lying partially in the Western Hemisphere (east of the 180th meridian).
Elgygytgyn Lake, an important site for scientific research on climate change, is located in Chukotka, as is the village of Uelen, the closest substantial Russian settlement to the United States.
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