Keperveyem

Keperveyem (Russian: Кепервеем; Chukchi: Ӄэпэрвээм, Ḳèpèrvèèm) is a rural locality (a selo) in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

[12] The village was founded in 1934 following the collectivisation of a number of nomadic herders into a collective farm called Vperyod (Russian: Вперёд), which was initially located further north on the Rauchua River near its mouth on the shore if the East Siberian Sea.

In 1947, the collective farm was moved to the present site of the village on the banks of the River Keperveyem.

[6] Keperveyem still exists as a selo, but is now municipally incorporated into Bilibino Urban Settlement.

[2] The village was demographically organised thus: 137 42% 127 39% 61 19% 3 1% 3 1% 2 1% 328 100% Source:[2] Inhabitants are reindeer herding, fishing, hunting, seasonal picking berries and mushrooms, as well as maintenance of the airfield infrastructure.