| En Name: | Vilyuysky District |
| Ru Name: | Вилюйский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Бүлүү улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Sakha |
| Image View: | Саха (Якутия). Поля тукуланов (песчаные дюны). (10118322213).jpg |
| Coordinates: | 63.75°N 158°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Vilyuisky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Vilyuysk |
| 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: | 1 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 19 |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 25 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
| Mun Formation1: | Vilyuysky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 2 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 19 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 55200 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 25222 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 52.9% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 47.1% |
| Established Date: | January 9, 1930 |
| Website: | https://mr-viljujskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
| Date: | April 2013 |
Vilyuysky District (Russian: Вилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Бүлүү улууһа, Bülüü uluuha, pronounced as /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 Zhigansky District in the northeast, Kobyaysky District in the east, Gorny District in the south, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the west, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 55200km2.[4] Its administrative center is the town of Vilyuysk. Population: 25,696 (2002 Census); The population of Vilyuysk accounts for 40.6% of the district's total population.
Main rivers in the district include the Vilyuy and its tributaries the Tyung and Chybyda, as well as the Tympylykan and Lungkha tributaries of the Lena.[5]
The district was established on January 9, 1930.[6]
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[7]
87.4%
9.1%
2.1%
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.
| Towns / Cities | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilyuysk Urban Settlement (Russian: Вилюйск) | 10,537 | 4,669 (45.6%) | 5,565 (54.4%) | |
| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
| Kysyl-Syr Urban Settlement (Russian: Кысыл-Сыр) | 3,106 | 1,578 (50.8%) | 1,528 (49.2%) | |
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Arylakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Арылахский наслег) | 1,051 | 511 (48.6%) | 540 (51.4%) |
|
| Bappagayinsky Nasleg (Russian: Баппагайинский наслег) | 651 | 306 (47.0%) | 345 (53.0%) | |
| Bekcheginsky Nasleg (Russian: Бекчегинский наслег) | 477 | 245 (51.4%) | 232 (48.6%) |
|
| Borogonsky Nasleg (Russian: Борогонский наслег) | 479 | 239 (49.9%) | 240 (50.1%) |
|
| Yekyundinsky Nasleg (Russian: Екюндинский наслег) | 321 | 146 (45.5%) | 175 (54.5%) |
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| Zhemkonsky Nasleg (Russian: Жемконский наслег) | 483 | 250 (51.8%) | 233 (48.2%) |
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| Kyrgydaysky Nasleg (Russian: Кыргыдайский наслег) | 554 | 279 (50.4%) | 275 (49.6%) |
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| Kyuletsky 1-y Nasleg (Russian: Кюлетский 1-й наслег) | 801 | 396 (49.4%) | 405 (50.6%) |
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| Kyuletsky 2-y Nasleg (Russian: Кюлетский 2-й наслег) | 412 | 209 (50.7%) | 203 (49.3%) |
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| Lyokyochyonsky Nasleg (Russian: Лёкёчёнский наслег) | 428 | 211 (49.3%) | 217 (50.7%) |
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| Tasagarsky Nasleg (Russian: Тасагарский наслег) | 544 | 277 (50.9%) | 267 (49.1%) |
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| Togussky Nasleg (Russian: Тогусский наслег) | 601 | 288 (47.9%) | 313 (52.1%) |
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| Pervyy Togussky Nasleg (Russian: Первый Тогусский наслег) | 534 | 268 (50.2%) | 266 (49.8%) |
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| Tylgyninsky Nasleg (Russian: Тылгынинский наслег) | 644 | 300 (46.6%) | 344 (53.4%) |
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| Khagynsky Nasleg (Russian: Хагынский наслег) | 424 | 206 (48.6%) | 218 (51.4%) |
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| Khalbakinsky Nasleg (Russian: Халбакинский наслег) | 743 | 362 (48.7%) | 381 (51.3%) |
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| Chernyshevsky Nasleg (Russian: Чернышевский наслег) | 945 | 471 (49.8%) | 474 (50.2%) |
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| Chochunsky Nasleg (Russian: Чочунский наслег) | 868 | 444 (51.2%) | 424 (48.8%) | |
| Yugyulyatsky Nasleg (Russian: Югюлятский наслег) | 619 | 324 (52.3%) | 295 (47.7%) |
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