Berkakit (Russian: Беркаки́т; Yakut: Беркакит) is an urban locality (anurban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district.[2]
Berkakit
Беркакит
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| • Yakut | Беркакит |
Berkakit railway station
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| Coordinates: 56°35′N 124°46′E / 56.583°N 124.767°E / 56.583; 124.767 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Neryungrinsky District[2] |
| Settlement | Settlement of Berkakit[2] |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1977[2] |
| Elevation | 812 m (2,664 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,291 |
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| • Capitalof | Settlement of Berkakit[2] |
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| • Municipal district | Neryungrinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Berkakit Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capitalof | Berkakit Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] |
678990
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| Dialing code(s) | +7 41147 |
| OKTMOID | 98660152051 |
| 2010 Census | 4,291[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 4,925[7] |
| 1989 Census | 9,031[8] |
| 1979 Census | 4,599[9] |
As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,291.[3]
Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1977.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Berkakit[1] is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Settlement of Berkakit.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Berkakit is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Berkakit Urban Settlement.[4]
Berkakit sits on both the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline and Amur–Yakutsk Highway.