| Berkakit (English) Беркакит (Russian) Беркакит (Yakut) |
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Berkakit railway station |
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Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Neryungrinsky District |
| Settlement | Settlement of Berkakit |
| Administrative center of | Settlement of Berkakit |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Neryungrinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Berkakit Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Berkakit Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 4,291 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1977 |
| Postal code(s) | 678990 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41147 |
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| 2010 Census | 4,291 |
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| 2002 Census | 4,925 |
| 1989 Census | 9,031 |
| 1979 Census | 4,599 |
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. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,291.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1977.
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.
Berkakit sits on both the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline and Amur–Yakutsk Highway.