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Coordinates: 68°3′N 166°27′E / 68.05, 166.45
Bilibino (Russian: Били́бино) is a town in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Karalveyem and the Bolshoy Keperveyem Rivers (Kolyma's basin) 653 kilometers (406 mi) north-west of Anadyr. Population: 6,181 (2002 Census); 15,558 (1989 Census). The town is home to the world's northernmost nuclear power plant opened in 1976.
The construction of the settlement started in 1955. Town status granted in 1993.
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