Vitim is an urban locality (a settlement

Urban-type settlement

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) in Lensky District

Lensky District

Lensky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia:*Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Arkhangelsk Oblast...

 of the Sakha Republic, Russia

Russia

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, located on the left bank of the Lena River

Lena River

The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...

 at the confluence

Confluence

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 with the Vitim River

Vitim River

Vitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. With its source east of Lake Baikal, the Vitim flows 1,978 km north through the Transbaykalian Mountains and the town of Bodaybo. The river peaks in June and freezes from November to May. It is navigable from the Lena to Bodaybo. Upstream,...

. Population: 3,600 (1968).

Vitim is mentioned in historical sources from the 17th century as a winter fort and later as a trading fort.

Settlement's development is presently influenced by the development of the Talakan oil field.