Volochanka

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
Settlement
Location of Volochanka
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Coordinates: 70°58′38″N 94°32′39″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.