Country Russia District town Dudinka Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00) | Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai Population (2010 est.) 530 inhabitants Local time Wednesday 6:27 AM | |
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Administrative district Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Weather -22°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Volochanka (Russian: Волочанка) 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. It is located on the Kheta River in the Taymyr Peninsula. Population: 530 people (2010 est.).
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Map of Volochanka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, 647483
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.
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.