Berkakit

Urban-type settlement in Sakha Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

YakutБеркакит

CountryRussia

Founded1975

Elevation

812 m (2,664 ft)

Quick facts Беркакит, Other transcription(s) ...

Berkakit Беркакит
Urban-type settlement^[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Беркакит
Berkakit railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Berkakit
Berkakit Location of Berkakit Show map of Russia Berkakit Berkakit (Sakha Republic) Show map of Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 56°35′N 124°46′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic^[2]
Administrative district	Neryungrinsky District^[2]
SettlementSelsoviet	Settlement of Berkakit^[2]
Founded	1975
Urban-type settlement status since	1977^[2]
Elevation	812 m (2,664 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[3]
• Total	4,291
• Estimate (2023)	3,641 (−15.1%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Settlement of Berkakit^[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Neryungrinsky Municipal District^[4]
• Urban settlement	Berkakit Urban Settlement^[4]
• Capital of	Berkakit Urban Settlement^[4]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 ^[5])
Postal code^[6]	678990
Dialing code	+7 41147
OKTMO ID	98660152051

2010 Census4,291^[3]

2002 Census4,925^[7]

1989 Census9,031^[8]

1979 Census4,599^[9]

Quick facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...

Berkakit population
2010 Census	4,291^[3]
2002 Census	4,925^[7]
1989 Census	9,031^[8]
1979 Census	4,599^[9]

History

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

Administrative and municipal status

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

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

References

Notes

[1]
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]
Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
[3]
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]
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

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.).

Notes

Sources

Related Articles