Kharantsy (Russian: Хар́анцы) is a village in the Olkhonsky District of Irkutsk Oblast of Russia, a part of the Khuzhirskiy municipal unit. Located in the middle part of the western coast of Olkhon Island, in 7 km to the north from the municipal unit centre — village Khuzhir. Population: 97 (2010 Census);[1]
Kharantsy
Харанцы | |
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Village | |
 Kharantsy with airstrip in foreground | |
  Kharantsy | |
| Coordinates: 53°13′16″N 107°25′12″E / 53.22111°N 107.42000°E | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Olkhonsky District |
| Municipal unit | Khuzirskiy |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 97[1] |
| • Ethnicities | Russians Buryats |
| Time zone | UTC+08 (IRKT) |
| Postal code | 666137 |
In the village there are several hostels for the tourists (Turbazas). In the summer a recreation camp for children is operating. Near the village a grass airstrip is located that serves flights to Irkutsk and local sightseeing flights.
At the Cape Kharantsy near the village many archaeological findings are made. On its south-eastern slope a burial from the 11th to 15th century was found; in the western part - the remains of settlements dated 5 millennium BC - 10 century AD. The archaeological findings include a quiver, an iron spear, knives, arrowheads and fragments of pottery.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Olkhon Island. Cape Kharantsy" (in Russian). Olkhon.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.