Verkhoyansky District

Verkhoyansky District (Russian: Верхоя́нский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууһа, Üöhee Caaŋı uluuha, IPA: [ˈyøheː ɟaːŋɯ uluːha]) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] 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 137,400 square kilometers (53,100 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Batagay.^[3] Population: 12,815 (2010 Census);^[4] 13,666 (2002 Census);^[9] 24,259 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Batagay accounts for 34.1% of the district's total population.^[4]

Verkhoyansky District Верхоянский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууhа
Mat-Gora, Verkhoyansky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Verkhoyansky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 67°33′N 133°23′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	January 5, 1967[2]
Administrative center	Batagay[3]
Area [3]
• Total	137,400 km2 (53,100 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	12,815
• Density	0.093/km2 (0.24/sq mi)
• Urban	46.2%
• Rural	53.8%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 2 Settlements, 14 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[3]	1 cities/towns, 2 Urban-type settlements[5], 26 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Verkhoyansky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	3 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [8])
OKTMO ID	98616000
Website	https://mr-verhojanskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Geography

The main river in the district is the Yana and its tributaries Nelgese, Derbeke, Tykakh and Baky.^[11]

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −48 °C (−54 °F) to −38 °C (−36 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +16 °C (61 °F) to +17 °C (63 °F). Annual precipitation ranges from 150 to 300 millimeters (5.9 to 11.8 in).^[2]

History

The district was established on January 5, 1967.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[12]

• Yakuts: 78.8%
• Russians: 13.9%
• Evens: 5.0%
• Ukrainians: 0.5%
• other ethnicities: 1.8%

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.^[2] There are deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, lead, antimony, gold, silver, brown coal, and other minerals.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition

Towns	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Verkhoyansk (Верхоянск)	1311	611 (46.6%)	700 (53.4%)	Town of Verkhoyansk
Urban settlements	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Batagay (Батагай)	2756	1403 (50.9%)	1455 (49.1%)	urban-type settlement of Batagay (administrative center of the district) selo of Senchatan selo of Ust-Charky
Ese-Khayya (Эсэ-Хайя)	239	120 (50.2%)	119 (49.8%)	urban-type settlement of Ese-Khayya
Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Adychchinsky Nasleg (Адыччинский наслег)	526	248 (47.1%)	278 (52.9%)	selo of Betenkyos selo of Alysardakh selo of Engya-Sayylyga
Arylakhsky Nasleg (Арылахский наслег)	559	283 (50.6%)	276 (49.4%)	selo of Bala selo of Metyaki
Babushkinsky Nasleg (Бабушкинский наслег)	373	193 (51.7%)	180 (48.3%)	selo of Boronuk selo of Machakh
Barylassky Nasleg (Барыласский наслег)	103	55 (53.4%)	48 (46.6%)	selo of Barylas
Borulakhsky Nasleg (Борулахский наслег)	737	383 (52.0%)	354 (48.0%)	selo of Tomtor selo of Tokuma
Dulgalakhsky Nasleg (Дулгалахский наслег)	326	177 (54.3%)	149 (45.7%)	selo of Tomtor
Sartansky Nasleg (Сартанский наслег)	629	314 (49.9%)	315 (50.1%)	selo of Yunkyur selo of Sysy-Meyite
Stolbinsky Nasleg (Столбинский наслег)	318	158 (49.7%)	160 (50.3%)	selo of Stolby
Suordakhsky Nasleg (Суордахский наслег)	354	177 (50.0%)	177 (50.0%)	selo of Suordakh
Tabalakhsky Nasleg (Табалахский наслег)	1018	501 (49.2%)	517 (50.8%)	selo of Ulakhan-Kyuyol selo of Tala
Chyoryumchinksy Nasleg (Чёрюмчинский наслег)	223	126 (56.5%)	97 (43.5%)	selo of Chyoryumche selo of Yurdyuk-Kumakh
Eginsky Nasleg (Эгинский наслег)	700	336 (48.0%)	364 (52.0%)	selo of Saydy selo of Osokhtokh
Elgessky Nasleg (Эльгесский наслег)	404	200 (49.5%)	204 (50.5%)	selo of Khayysardakh
Yansky Nasleg (Янский наслег)	212	95 (44.8%)	117 (55.2%)	selo of Yuttyakh selo of Cholbon

Divisional source:^[13]
Population source:^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
2. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Verkhoyansky District Archived April 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
5. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
6. Law #172-Z #351-III
7. Law #173-Z #354-III
8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
9. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
10. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
11. "R-53_54 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved May 18, 2022.
12. "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
13. Verkhoyansky Ulus (Raion) Archived November 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources

• Верховный Совет Республики Саха (Якутия). 4 апреля 1992 г. «Конституция (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Конституционного закона №1077-З №1035-IV от 8 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)». Опубликован: "Якутские ведомости", №7, 26 апреля 1992 г. (Supreme Council of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. April 4, 1992 Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Constitutional Law #1077-Z No. 1035-IV of June 8, 2012 On Amending and Supplementing the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ).
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).