Verkhnekolymsky District (Russian: Верхнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Халыма улууһа, Üöhee Xalıma uluuha, IPA: [ˈyøheː xalɯma uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Srednekolymsky District in the north and northeast, Srednekansky District and Susumansky DistrictofMagadan Oblast in the east and south, Momsky District in the west, and with Abyysky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 67,800 square kilometers (26,200 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (asettlement) of Zyryanka.[2] Population: 4,723 (2010 Russian census);[3] 5,653 (2002 Census);[8] 10,072 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Zyryanka accounts for 67.1% of the district's total population.[3]
Verkhnekolymsky District
Верхнеколымский улус
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Үөһээ Халыма улууhа |
Zyriansky Coal Mine, Verkhnekolymsky District
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Location of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
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| Coordinates: 65°44′N 150°54′E / 65.733°N 150.900°E / 65.733; 150.900 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | April 30, 1954 |
| Administrative center | Zyryanka[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,723 |
| • Density | 0.070/km2 (0.18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 67.1% |
| • Rural | 32.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1Urban-type settlements[4], 5 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporatedas | Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8  [7]) |
| OKTMOID | 98615000 |
| Website | http://v-kol.ru/ |
The main rivers of the district are the Kolyma River and its tributaries. Most of the territory of the district is part of the Kolyma lowland. The Yukaghir Plateau, reaching a maximum height of 1,128 m (3,701 ft) at Mount Chubukulakh, rises in the east and some eastern foothills of the Chersky Range to the west, such as the Arga-Tas in the southwest and the Osalin Range in the northwest.[10]
Average January temperature is −38 °C (−36 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F). Annual precipitation ranges from 250 to 400 millimeters (9.8 to 15.7 in).
The district was established on April 30, 1954.[citation needed]
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[11]
| Towns | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
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| Zyryanka (Зырянка) |
3528 | 1668 (47.3%) | 1860 (52.7%) |
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| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Arylakhsky Nasleg (Арылахский наслег) |
499 | 254 (50.9%) | 245 (49.1%) |
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| Verkhnekolymsky Nasleg (Верхнеколымский наслег) |
365 | 166 (45.5%) | 199 (54.5%) |
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| Nelemninsky National Nasleg (Нелемнинский национальный наслег) |
262 | 145 (55.3%) | 117 (44.7%) |
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| Ugolninsky Nasleg (Угольнинский наслег) |
329 | 176 (53.5%) | 153 (46.5%) |
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| Utainsky Nasleg (Утаинский наслег) |
98 | 57 (58.2%) | 41 (41.8%) |
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Divisional source:[12]
Population source:[3]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold