Olenyok (rural locality)
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Olenyok
Оленёк | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Өлөөн |
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Location of Olenyok  | |
  Olenyok Location of Olenyok  Olenyok Olenyok (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 68°30′N 112°28′E / 68.500°N 112.467°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Olenyoksky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Olenyoksky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,273 |
| • Capital of | Olenyoksky District,[1] Olenyoksky Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Olenyoksky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Olenyoksky Rural Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Olenyoksky Municipal District,[3] Olenyoksky Rural Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 678480, 678489 |
| OKTMO ID | 98642437101 |
Olenyok (Russian: Оленёк; Yakut: Өлөөн, Ölöön) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic,[1] Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 2,273 (2010 Census);[2] 2,228 (2002 Census);[7] 2,133 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
The village is located by the Olenyok River, a few miles downstream from the confluence of the Arga-Sala, its largest tributary.[9]