Ilirney
| Ilirney (English) Илирней (Russian) Илирнэй (Chukchi) |
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 Winter view of Ilirney |
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.svg) Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of May 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Bilibinsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2005) | |
| Municipal district | Bilibinsky Municipal District |
| Rural settlement | Ilirney Rural Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Ilirney Rural Settlement |
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| Area (Rural settlement) (January 1, 2012) | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 287 inhabitants |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 263 inhabitants |
| Density | 133/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Postal code(s) | 689480 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42738 |
Ilirney (Russian: Илирней; Chukchi: Илирнэй, lit. mountain island) is a rural locality (a selo) in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located southeast of Bilibino, on the banks of the Maly Anyuy River. The population of the village as of 2012 is 281, of which 247 are native Chukchi, a slight reduction on the most recent census data: 287 (2010 Census); Municipally, Ilirney is subordinated to Bilibinsky Municipal District and is incorporated as Ilirney Rural Settlement.
Ilirney is situated 168 km from the district center Bilibino and 510 km from Anadyr. At the site of the village, the Maly Anyuy River is joined by the Nutsekyn tributary, from the Chukchi word, Nutech'yn, meaning "white fat", since there is a band of white clay that looks like fat and was occasionally consumed by the local inhabitants in times of famine.Lake Ilirney is found about 20 km from the village, where archeologists discovered neolithic camps on the shore and about 46 km further upstream is Lake Tytyl where archeologists have also discovered neolithic encampments and where the inhabitants of the village have a permanent fishing co-operative on the shores.
In 1945, a weather station was built on the shores of the Lower Ilirney lake, and not long after that a state farm specialising in reindeer herding was established, around which a settlement grew up. However, in 1954, the village was severely flooded and a decision was made to move the village 7 km unpriver to prevent this happening again. In the late 1950s there was a substantial expansion of the village, following the discovery of gold in the area and the subsequent mining developments to extract it. Additionally, the farm's name was changed to 40 Years of October (Russian: 40 лет Октября), and it became substantially more profitable as requirements from the expanding mining workforce increased demand significantly.
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