Bykovsky, Sakha Republic
Bykovsky
Быковский | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Быковскай |
Location of Bykovsky | |
| Coordinates: 72°01′N 129°06′E / 72.017°N 129.100°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Bulunsky District |
| Rural okrug | Bykovsky Rural Okrug |
| Population | |
• Total | 517 |
• Estimate (January 2016) | 514 |
| • Capital of | Bykovsky Rural Okrug |
| • Municipal district | Bulunsky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Bykovsky Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Bykovsky Rural Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 678412 |
| OKTMO ID | 98612413101 |
Bykovsky (Russian: Быковский; Yakut: Быковскай, romanized: Bıkovskay) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Bykovsky Rural Okrug of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 80 kilometers (50 mi) from Tiksi, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 517, up from 363 recorded during the 2002 Census.
People from around Bykovskiy were among those who helped save some of the USS Jeannette survivors.