Kanchalan is a village

Types of settlements in Russia

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 (selo) north west of Anadyr

Anadyr (town)

Anadyr is a port town and the administrative centre of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the extreme north-eastern region of Russia. It is at the mouth of the Anadyr River, on the tip of the southern promontory that sticks out into Anadyrskiy Liman...

 in the Anadyrsky District

Anadyrsky District

Anadyrsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the interior portion of the autonomous okrug and in terms of administrative divisions borders with Chaunsky District in the northwest, Iultinsky District in the...

 (Raion

Raion

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) of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...

, part of the Far Eastern

Far Eastern Federal District

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 Federal District

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 of Russia

Russia

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. Population as of 2005: 635,
down from 727 in 2003. Of the people reportedly living in the village in 2005, 540 were of indigenous origin. Municipally, the village is incorporated as Kanchalan Rural Settlement.

Geography

The village is located on the banks of the Kanchalan River

Kanchalan River

The Kanchalan River is a 426 km long stream in Far East Siberia. It passes through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra and flows southwards into the Bering Sea at the Gulf of Anadyr through the Anadyrskiy Liman...

, one of the three rivers which, together with the Anadyr

Anadyr River

Anadyr is a river in the far northeast Siberia which flows into Anadyr Bay of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky District of Chukotka....

 and the Belaya

Belaya River (Chukotka)

The Belaya River is a south-flowing tributary of the Anadyr River in far northeast Siberia. It is formed by the juncture of the Enmyvaam River, which drains Lake Elgygytgyn, from the northwest and the Yurukuveem River, whose major tributary is the Bolshaya Osinovaya, from the north. Its basin is...

 Rivers, flows into the Bering Sea

Bering Sea

The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....

 at the Gulf of Anadyr

Gulf of Anadyr

The Gulf of Anadyr, or Anadyr Bay , is a large bay on the Bering Sea in far northeast Siberia.-Location:The bay is roughly rectangular and opens to the southeast. The corners are Cape Navarin , Anadyr Estuary, Kresta Bay and Cape Chukotsky on the Chukchi Peninsula...

.

Economy

As with many of the rural localities thorughout Chukotka, the population is overwhelming indigenous (around 90% ), mainly Chukchi

Chukchi people

The Chukchi, or Chukchee , ) are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula and the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean within the Russian Federation. They speak the Chukchi language...

, meaning that the main economic drivers are reindeer herding, fishing and hunting.

The village possesses a high school and a daycare centre.