Bystry, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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Bystry is an urban-type settlement
north west of Komsomolsky
in Chaunsky District
(Raion
), Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
and part of the Far Eastern
Federal District
of Russia
. The settlement was abandoned as a result of the extraction of gold no longer being economically viable and as of 2008 is in the process of being officially liquidated.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
north west of Komsomolsky
Komsomolsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Komsomolsky is an inhabited locality in Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located about south-west of Pevek, the administrative centre of the district...
in Chaunsky District
Chaunsky District
Chaunsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the autonomous okrug and in terms of the administrative divisions borders Shmidtovsky District in the northeast, Anadyrsky District in the...
(Raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
), Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
and part of the Far Eastern
Far Eastern Federal District
The Far Eastern Federal District is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia, while being also the least populated, with a population of 6,291,900 . The Far Eastern Federal District was established in 2000 by then-President Vladimir Putin and is currently being governed by presidential...
Federal District
Federal districts of Russia
The federal districts are a level of administration for the convenience of the federal government of the Russian Federation. They are not the constituent units of Russia . Each district includes several federal subjects and each federal district has a presidential envoy...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The settlement was abandoned as a result of the extraction of gold no longer being economically viable and as of 2008 is in the process of being officially liquidated.