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Verkhnevilyuysky District

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Federal subject
  
Sakha Republic

Rural localities
  
29

Country
  
Russia

rural okrug
  
21

Area
  
42,050 km²

Verkhnevilyuysky District

Administrative center
  
selo of Verkhnevilyuysk

Verkhnevilyuysky District (Russian: Верхневилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Бүлүү улууһа, Üöhee Bülüü uluuha, [ˈyøheː bylyː uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhnevilyuysk. Population: 21,661 (2010 Census); 21,383 (2002 Census); 20,626 (1989 Census). The population of Verkhnevilyuysk accounts for 29.8% of the district's total population.

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Map of Verkhnevilyuysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Geography

The main rivers in the district include the Vilyuy, the Tyukyan, and the Tyung.

Climate

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).

History

The district was established on February 10, 1935.

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:

  • Yakuts: 94.5%
  • Russians: 3%
  • Evenks: 0.3%
  • Evens: 0.2%
  • other ethnicities: 2%
  • Economy

    The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.

    Inhabited localities

    Divisional source:
    Population source:
    *Administrative centers are shown in bold

    References

    Verkhnevilyuysky District Wikipedia