Eyik

For the lake, see Eyik (lake).

Eyik (Russian: Эйик; Yakut: Ээйик, Eeyik) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Shologonsky National Rural Okrug of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 550 kilometers (340 mi) from Olenyok, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 344,^[2] down from 346 recorded during the 2002 Census.^[1]

Eyik Эйик
Selo[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Ээйик
Location of Eyik
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Coordinates: 66°02′N 117°25′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Olenyoksky District[1]
Rural okrug	Shologonsky National Rural Okrug[1]
Founded	1934
Elevation	336 m (1,102 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	344
Administrative status
• Capital of	Shologonsky National Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Olenyoksky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Shologonsky Rural Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Shologonsky Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	678488
OKTMO ID	98642450101

Geography

Eyik is located by the northern shore of lake Eyik in the eastern part of the Central Siberian Plateau. The source of the Tyukyan river is close to the village.^[6]