Beringovsky District

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Beringovsky District (Russian: Бе́ринговский райо́н) was an administrative district (raion) of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, which existed in 1957–2011. As a municipal division, it was, together with Anadyrsky Administrative District, incorporated as Anadyrsky Municipal District. It was located on the southeastern shores of the autonomous okrug and bordered with Anadyrsky District in the west and the Bering Sea in the east. Its administrative center was the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Beringovsky. Population: 2,501(2010 Census); 3,162(2002 Census); 8,968(1989 Census). The area of the district was 37,900 square kilometers (14,600 sq mi).

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