| En Name: | Verkhoyansky District |
| Ru Name: | Верхоянский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Sakha |
| Image View: | 3jqS-nErnFA.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 67.55°N 156°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Verkhoyansky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | settlement |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Batagay |
| Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns under district jurisdiction |
| No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Settlements |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 2 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 14 |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 2 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 26 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
| Mun Formation1: | Verkhoyansky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 3 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 14 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 137400 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 12815 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 46.2% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 53.8% |
| Established Date: | January 5, 1967 |
| Website: | https://mr-verhojanskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
| Date: | April 2013 |
Verkhoyansky District (Russian: link=no|Верхоя́нский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууһа, Üöhee Caaŋı uluuha, pronounced as /ˈyøheː ɟaːŋɯ 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 northern central part of the republic and borders with Ust-Yansky District in the northeast, Momsky District in the east, Tomponsky District in the south, Kobyaysky District in the southwest, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the west, and with Bulunsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 137400km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Batagay.[4] Population: 13,666 (2002 Census); The population of Batagay accounts for 34.1% of the district's total population.
The main river in the district is the Yana and its tributaries Nelgese, Derbeke, Tykakh and Baky.[5]
Average January temperature ranges from to and average July temperature ranges from to . Annual precipitation ranges from 150mm300mm.[6]
The district was established on January 5, 1967.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[7]
78.8%
13.9%
5.0%
0.5%
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture. There are deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, lead, antimony, gold, silver, brown coal, and other minerals.
| Towns | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verkhoyansk (Russian: Верхоянск) | 1311 | 611 (46.6%) | 700 (53.4%) | ||
| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction | |
| Batagay (Russian: Батагай) | 2756 | 1403 (50.9%) | 1455 (49.1%) |
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| Ese-Khayya (Russian: Эсэ-Хайя) | 239 | 120 (50.2%) | 119 (49.8%) | ||
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* | |
| Adychchinsky Nasleg (Russian: Адыччинский наслег) | 526 | 248 (47.1%) | 278 (52.9%) |
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| Arylakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Арылахский наслег) | 559 | 283 (50.6%) | 276 (49.4%) | ||
| Babushkinsky Nasleg (Russian: Бабушкинский наслег) | 373 | 193 (51.7%) | 180 (48.3%) | ||
| Barylassky Nasleg (Russian: Барыласский наслег) | 103 | 55 (53.4%) | 48 (46.6%) |
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| Borulakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Борулахский наслег) | 737 | 383 (52.0%) | 354 (48.0%) | ||
| Dulgalakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Дулгалахский наслег) | 326 | 177 (54.3%) | 149 (45.7%) |
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| Sartansky Nasleg (Russian: Сартанский наслег) | 629 | 314 (49.9%) | 315 (50.1%) |
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| Stolbinsky Nasleg (Russian: Столбинский наслег) | 318 | 158 (49.7%) | 160 (50.3%) |
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| Suordakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Суордахский наслег) | 354 | 177 (50.0%) | 177 (50.0%) |
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| Tabalakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Табалахский наслег) | 1018 | 501 (49.2%) | 517 (50.8%) |
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| Chyoryumchinksy Nasleg (Russian: Чёрюмчинский наслег) | 223 | 126 (56.5%) | 97 (43.5%) |
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| Eginsky Nasleg (Russian: Эгинский наслег) | 700 | 336 (48.0%) | 364 (52.0%) | ||
| Elgessky Nasleg (Russian: Эльгесский наслег) | 404 | 200 (49.5%) | 204 (50.5%) |
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| Yansky Nasleg (Russian: Янский наслег) | 212 | 95 (44.8%) | 117 (55.2%) |
