Kharantsy, Olkhonsky District

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
Village
Kharantsy with airstrip in foreground
Kharantsy
Coordinates: 53°13′16″N 107°25′12″E
Country Russia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast
Administrative districtOlkhonsky District
Municipal unitKhuzirskiy
Population
 (2010)
 • Total97[1]
 • Ethnicities
Russians, Buryats
Time zoneUTC+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 southeastern slope a burial of 11 - 15 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
  1. 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.
  2. "Olkhon Island. Cape Kharantsy" (in Russian). Olkhon.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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