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Berkakit

Berkakit (English)
Беркакит (Russian)
Беркакит (Yakut)
-  Urban-type settlement  -
Berkakit railway station.JPG
Berkakit railway station
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Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Berkakit is located in Sakha Republic
Berkakit
Berkakit
Location of Berkakit in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
Coordinates: 56°35′N 124°46′E / 56.583°N 124.767°E / 56.583; 124.767Coordinates: 56°35′N 124°46′E / 56.583°N 124.767°E / 56.583; 124.767
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Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of June 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic
Administrative district Neryungrinsky District
Settlement Settlement of Berkakit
Administrative center of Settlement of Berkakit
Municipal status (as of April 2012)
Municipal district Neryungrinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Berkakit Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Berkakit Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 4,291 inhabitants
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)
Urban-type settlement status since 1977
Postal code(s) 678990
Dialing code(s) +7 41147
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Berkakit population
2010 Census 4,291
2002 Census 4,925
1989 Census 9,031
1979 Census 4,599

Berkakit (Russian: Беркаки́т; Yakut: Беркакит) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,291.

Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1977.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Berkakit is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Berkakit. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Berkakit is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Berkakit Urban Settlement.

Berkakit sits on both the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline and Amur–Yakutsk Highway.


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