Baley () is a

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and the

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Baleysky District Baleysky District () is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southern ce ...

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Russian Far East. Its administrative center is Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Chita. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, the population was ...

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, located on the Unda River (

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's basin), east of Chita, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

Baley was granted town status and received its name in 1938, when the gold mining settlement of Novotroitsk was transformed. The Baleylag prison camp of the

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was constructed here to house prisoners used as slave labor for mining the Tasseyevskoye gold deposits discovered in 1947.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Baley serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai'' As a municipal division, the

of Baley is incorporated within Baleysky Municipal District as Baley Urban Settlement.Law #317-ZZK

Economy

The town's economy remains reliant on gold mining, with numerous shafts, an open-cut mine, and processing facilities. Since 2004, exploitation of the gold deposits has been under the control of Canada company

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Transportation

The town is served by the Baley Airport.

References

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External links

Official website of Baley

Directory of organizations in Baley
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