Bechencha (Russian: Беченча; Yakut: Бэтинчэ, Betinçe) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Bechenchinsky Rural Okrug of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 49 kilometers (30 mi) from Lensk, the administrative center of the district.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 786,[2][3] up from 777 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]

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Bechencha is located in Russia
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Location of Bechencha
Bechencha is located in Sakha Republic
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Bechencha (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 60°57′34″N 115°28′30″E / 60.95944°N 115.47500°E / 60.95944; 115.47500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtLensky District[1]
Rural okrugBechenchinsky Rural Okrug[1]
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 • Total786
 • Capital ofBechenchinsky Rural Okrug[1]
 • Municipal districtLensky Municipal District[4]
 • Rural settlementBechenchinsky Rural Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofBechenchinsky Rural Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
678164
OKTMO ID98627405101

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b This figure is given for Bechenchinsky Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Lensky Municipal District. According to Law #173-Z 353-III, Bechencha is the only inhabited locality on the territory of this municipal formation.
  4. ^ a b c Law #173-Z 353-III
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)

Sources

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  • Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Lensky District. (in Russian)
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).