Verkhnevilyuysky District
Верхневилюйский улус
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| • Yakut | Үөһээ Бүлүү улууhа |
Village in Verkhnevilyuysky District
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Location of Verkhnevilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic
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| Coordinates: 63°27′02″N 120°17′54″E / 63.45056°N 120.29833°E / 63.45056; 120.29833 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | February 10, 1935 |
| Administrative center | Verkhnevilyuysk[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,661 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[4]
| 21,002 (−3%) |
| • Density | 0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 21rural okrug |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 29rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporatedas | Verkhnevilyuysky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [7]) |
| OKTMOID | 98614000 |
| Website | https://mr-verhneviljujskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
Verkhnevilyuysky District (Russian: Верхневилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Бүлүү улууһа, Üöhee Bülüü uluuha, IPA: [ˈyøheː bylyː 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 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 42,000 square kilometers (16,000 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (aselo) of Verkhnevilyuysk.[2] Population: 21,661 (2010 Russian census);[3] 21,383 (2002 Census);[8] 20,626 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Verkhnevilyuysk accounts for 29.8% of the district's total population.[3]
The main rivers in the district include the Vilyuy, the Tyukyan, Tonguo and the Tyung.[10]
Average January temperature ranges from −36 °C (−33 °F) in the south to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the north and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F). Annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).
The district was established on February 10, 1935.[citation needed]
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[11]
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 (Балаганнахский) |
335 | 169 (50.4%) | 166 (49.6%) | |
| Botulunsky Nasleg (Ботулунский) |
917 | 461 (50.3%) | 456 (49.7%) |
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| Byrakansky Nasleg (Быраканский) |
254 | 128 (50.4%) | 126 (49.6%) |
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| Verkhnevilyuysky Nasleg (Верхневилюйский) |
6,457 | 3,015 (46.7%) | 3,442 (53.3%) |
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| Dalyrsky Nasleg (Далырский) |
1,002 | 505 (50.4%) | 497 (49.6%) |
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| Dyullyukinsky Nasleg (Дюллюкинский) |
1,259 | 611 (48.5%) | 648 (51.5%) |
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| Edyugeysky Nasleg (Едюгейский) |
2,309 | 1,153 (49.9%) | 1,156 (50.1%) |
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| Kentinsky Nasleg (Кентикский) |
780 | 396 (50.8%) | 384 (49.2%) |
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| Kyrykyysky Nasleg (Кырыкыйский) |
442 | 218 (49.3%) | 228 (50.7%) |
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| Magassky Nasleg (Магасский) |
538 | 269 (50.0%) | 269 (50.0%) | |
| Meyiksky Nasleg (Мейикский) |
685 | 364 (53.1%) | 321 (46.9%) | |
| Namsky Nasleg (Намский) |
1,328 | 623 (46.9%) | 705 (53.1%) |
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| Onkhoysky Nasleg (Онхойский) |
620 | 315 (50.8%) | 305 (49.2%) |
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| Orgyotsky Nasleg (Оргётский) |
579 | 277 (47.8%) | 302 (52.2%) |
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| Orosunsky Nasleg (Оросунский) |
730 | 344 (47.1%) | 386 (52.9%) |
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| Surguluksky Nasleg (Сургулукский) |
460 | 237 (51.5%) | 223 (48.5%) |
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| Tamalkansky Nasleg (Тамалаканский) |
643 | 316 (49.1%) | 327 (50.9%) |
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| Tuobuyinsky Nasleg (Туобуйинский) |
338 | 175 (51.8%) | 163 (48.2%) |
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| Kharbalakhsky Nasleg (Харбалахский) |
548 | 272 (49.6%) | 276 (50.4%) |
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| Khomustakhsky Nasleg (Хомустахский) |
216 | 112 (51.9%) | 104 (48.1%) |
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| Khorinsky Nasleg (Хоринский) |
1,221 | 607 (49.7%) | 614 (50.3%) |
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Divisional source:[12]
Population source:[3]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
