Meynypilgyno

Meynypilgyno (Russian: Мейныпильгыно; Chukot: Мэйӈыпиԓгын, Mèjňypiḷgyn) is a rural locality (a selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located southwest of Beringovsky.

[10] The word Meynypilgyno means "The Mouth" as the village is situated on the Mayn Channel which connects the Lagoon with the sea.

[10] The village is a small settlement on the shore of the Bering Sea, population as of 2010: 424,[3] of whom 189 were male and 235 female,[4] a slight reduction on a 2003 estimate of 464,[11] of which around 88% were of indigenous origin.

[12] As with many Chukotkan villages, there are strong efforts made to keep the traditions of the indigenous peoples alive and, although Meynypilgyno has modern facilities in the shape of a hospital, post office, high school and daycare centre, there is also a traditional Chukchi ensemble and cultural centre[11] as well as an Orthodox chapel.

[11] There is a museum in the village established by Salikh Sharafovich Ziabbarov, dedicated to local ethnography and culture.