Berkakit (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,291.
History
Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1977.
Administrative and municipal status
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.
Transportation
Berkakit sits on both the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline and Amur–Yakutsk Highway.
References
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Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Neryungrinsky District.