Yakokit

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Yakokit is a rural locality (selo) in Aldansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. It’s one of three settlements in the Nizhny Kuranakh rural settlement, along with the urban-type settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh (the administrative center) and the village of Verkhny Kuranakh.

Yakokit is located about 47 kilometers from Aldan, the district’s center, and 17 kilometers from Nizhny Kuranakh. The population was 328 in 2010, down from 397 in 2002; a 2021 estimate puts it at 201. The area is in the UTC+9 time zone. Postal code: 678952. Coordinates are approximately 58.88°N, 125.83°E.