En Name: | Verkhnevilyuysky District |
Ru Name: | Верхневилюйский улус |
Loc Name1: | Үөһээ Бүлүү улууhа |
Loc Lang1: | Yakut |
Image View: | Үөрэхтээһин управлениета.jpg |
Coordinates: | 63.4506°N 120.2983°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Verkhnevilyuisky rayon (Yakutia).png |
Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
Adm Ctr Name: | Verkhnevilyuysk |
Selsoviet Type1: | rural okrug |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 21 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 29 |
Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
Mun Formation1: | Verkhnevilyuysky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 21 |
Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
Area As Of: | June 2009 |
Area Km2: | 42000 |
Pop 2010Census: | 21661 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
Established Date: | February 10, 1935 |
Website: | https://mr-verhneviljujskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
Date: | March 2013 |
Verkhnevilyuysky District (Russian: Верхневилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Бүлүү улууһа, Üöhee Bülüü uluuha, pronounced as /ˈyøheː bylyː uluːha/) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic and borders with Vilyuysky District in the east, Gorny District in the southeast, Olyokminsky District in the south, Suntarsky and Nyurbinsky Districts in the west, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 42000km2.[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhnevilyuysk. Population: 21,383 (2002 Census); The population of Verkhnevilyuysk accounts for 29.8% of the district's total population.
The main rivers in the district include the Vilyuy, the Tyukyan, Tonguo and the Tyung.[5]
Average January temperature ranges from in the south to in the north and average July temperature ranges from to . Annual precipitation is 200mm250mm.
The district was established on February 10, 1935.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[6]
98.9%
0.5%
0.3%
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.
Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
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Balagannakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Балаганнахский) | 335 | 169 (50.4%) | 166 (49.6%) |
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Botulunsky Nasleg (Russian: Ботулунский) | 917 | 461 (50.3%) | 456 (49.7%) |
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Byrakansky Nasleg (Russian: Быраканский) | 254 | 128 (50.4%) | 126 (49.6%) |
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Verkhnevilyuysky Nasleg (Russian: Верхневилюйский) | 6,457 | 3,015 (46.7%) | 3,442 (53.3%) |
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Dalyrsky Nasleg (Russian: Далырский) | 1,002 | 505 (50.4%) | 497 (49.6%) |
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Dyullyukinsky Nasleg (Russian: Дюллюкинский) | 1,259 | 611 (48.5%) | 648 (51.5%) |
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Edyugeysky Nasleg (Russian: Едюгейский) | 2,309 | 1,153 (49.9%) | 1,156 (50.1%) |
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Kentinsky Nasleg (Russian: Кентикский) | 780 | 396 (50.8%) | 384 (49.2%) |
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Kyrykyysky Nasleg (Russian: Кырыкыйский) | 442 | 218 (49.3%) | 228 (50.7%) |
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Magassky Nasleg (Russian: Магасский) | 538 | 269 (50.0%) | 269 (50.0%) | |
Meyiksky Nasleg (Russian: Мейикский) | 685 | 364 (53.1%) | 321 (46.9%) | |
Namsky Nasleg (Russian: Намский) | 1,328 | 623 (46.9%) | 705 (53.1%) |
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Onkhoysky Nasleg (Russian: Онхойский) | 620 | 315 (50.8%) | 305 (49.2%) |
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Orgyotsky Nasleg (Russian: Оргётский) | 579 | 277 (47.8%) | 302 (52.2%) |
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Orosunsky Nasleg (Russian: Оросунский) | 730 | 344 (47.1%) | 386 (52.9%) |
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Surguluksky Nasleg (Russian: Сургулукский) | 460 | 237 (51.5%) | 223 (48.5%) |
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Tamalkansky Nasleg (Russian: Тамалаканский) | 643 | 316 (49.1%) | 327 (50.9%) |
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Tuobuyinsky Nasleg (Russian: Туобуйинский) | 338 | 175 (51.8%) | 163 (48.2%) |
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Kharbalakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Харбалахский) | 548 | 272 (49.6%) | 276 (50.4%) |
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Khomustakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Хомустахский) | 216 | 112 (51.9%) | 104 (48.1%) |
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Khorinsky Nasleg (Russian: Хоринский) | 1,221 | 607 (49.7%) | 614 (50.3%) |
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