Volochanka (Russian: Волоча́нка) is a rural locality (a settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the district town of Dudinka in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.[4] It is located on the Kheta River in the Taymyr Peninsula. Population: 530 people (2010 est.).[1]
Volochanka Волочанка | |
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Settlement | |
Location of Volochanka  | |
  Volochanka Location of Volochanka  Volochanka Volochanka (Krasnoyarsk Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 70°58′38″N 94°32′39″E / 70.97722°N 94.54417°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Administrative district | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District |
| District town | Dudinka |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2010)[1] | 530 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 647506, 647235 |
| OKTMO ID | 04653101106 |
History
In 1932, native leaders of three nationalities, including the Dolgan and Yakuts, started a civil uprising in Volochanka against the Bolsheviks; twenty Party workers were killed and many others wounded in the event.[5][6]
Demographics
The inhabitants include representatives of Taymyr, Dolgans, and Nganasan indigenous peoples.
Infrastructure
The settlement has a boarding school, kindergarten, district hospital, rural cultural center, a library, a branch of the Federal Postal Service, Department of "Telecommunications", and weather station.
References
External links
- Information about Volochanka (in Russian)