Bechencha

CountryRussia

Elevation

224 m (735 ft)

Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 ^[5])

Postal code(s)^[6]

678164

Bechencha Беченча
Selo[1]
Location of Bechencha
Bechencha Location of Bechencha Show map of Russia Bechencha Bechencha (Sakha Republic) Show map of Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°57′34″N 115°28′30″E / 60.95944°N 115.47500°E / 60.95944; 115.47500
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Lensky District[1]
Rural okrug	Bechenchinsky Rural Okrug[1]
Elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2][3]
• Total	786
Administrative status
• Capital of	Bechenchinsky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Lensky Municipal District[4]
• Rural settlement	Bechenchinsky Rural Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Bechenchinsky Rural Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	678164
OKTMO ID	98627405101

Bechencha (Russian: Беченча; Yakut: Бэтинчэ, Betinçe) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Bechenchinsky Rural Okrug of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 49 kilometers (30 mi) from Lensk, the administrative center of the district.^[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 786,^[2][3] up from 777 recorded during the 2002 Census.^[1]