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.[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,291.[3]

Berkakit
Беркакит
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 • YakutБеркакит
Berkakit railway station
Berkakit railway station
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Berkakit is located in Russia
Berkakit
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Location of Berkakit
Berkakit is located in Sakha Republic
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Berkakit
Berkakit (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 56°35′N 124°46′E / 56.583°N 124.767°E / 56.583; 124.767
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[2]
Administrative districtNeryungrinsky District[2]
SettlementSettlement of Berkakit[2]
Founded1975Edit this on Wikidata
Urban-type settlement status since1977[2]
Elevation
812 m (2,664 ft)
Population
 • Total4,291
 • Capital ofSettlement of Berkakit[2]
 • Municipal districtNeryungrinsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementBerkakit Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofBerkakit Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
678990
Dialing code(s)+7 41147
OKTMO ID98660152051
Berkakit population
2010 Census4,291[3]
2002 Census4,925[7]
1989 Census9,031[8]
1979 Census4,599[9]

History

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Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1977.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

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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]

Transportation

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

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Berkakit is the administrative center of the Settlement of Berkakit.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #173-Z 353-III
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

Sources

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  • Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Neryungrinsky District. (in Russian)
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).