Bykovsky, Sakha Republic

Bykovsky
Быковский
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutБыковскай
Interactive map of Bykovsky
Bykovsky
Location of Bykovsky
Bykovsky
Bykovsky (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 72°01′N 129°06′E / 72.017°N 129.100°E / 72.017; 129.100
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtBulunsky District
Rural okrugSelsovietBykovsky Rural Okrug
Population
 • Total
517
 • Estimate 
(January 2016)
514 (−0.6%)
 • Capital ofBykovsky Rural Okrug
 • Municipal districtBulunsky Municipal District
 • Rural settlementBykovsky Rural Settlement
 • Capital ofBykovsky Rural Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code
678412
OKTMO ID98612413101

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.