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.Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic 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 BerkakitAccording 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. 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.Law #173-Z 353-III
Transportation Berkakit sits on both the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline and Amur–Yakutsk Highway.
References Notes
Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Neryungrinsky District.