Verkhnekolymsky District
Верхнеколымский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaҮөһээ Халыма улууhа
Zyriansky Coal Mine, Verkhnekolymsky District
Zyriansky Coal Mine, Verkhnekolymsky District
Flag of Verkhnekolymsky District
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Coat of arms of Verkhnekolymsky District
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Map
Location of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 65°44′N 150°54′E / 65.733°N 150.900°E / 65.733; 150.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedApril 30, 1954
Administrative centerZyryanka[2]
Area
[2]
 • Total67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total4,723
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
4,123 (−12.7%)
 • Density0.070/km2 (0.18/sq mi)
 • Urban
67.1%
 • Rural
32.9%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[2]1 Urban-type settlements[5], 5 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVerkhnekolymsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[7]1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID98615000
Websitehttp://v-kol.ru/

Verkhnekolymsky District (Russian: Верхнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Халыма улууһа, Üöhee Xalıma uluuha, IPA: [ˈyøheː xalɯma 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 northeast of the republic and borders with Srednekolymsky District in the north and northeast, Srednekansky District and Susumansky District of Magadan 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 (a settlement) of Zyryanka.[2] Population: 4,723 (2010 Census);[3] 5,653 (2002 Census);[9] 10,072 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Zyryanka accounts for 67.1% of the district's total population.[3]

Geography

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.[11]

Climate

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).

History

The district was established on April 30, 1954.[citation needed]

Demographics

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

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Towns Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Zyryanka
(Зырянка) 		3528 1668 (47.3%) 1860 (52.7%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Arylakhsky Nasleg
(Арылахский наслег) 		499 254 (50.9%) 245 (49.1%)
Verkhnekolymsky Nasleg
(Верхнеколымский наслег) 		365 166 (45.5%) 199 (54.5%)
Nelemninsky National Nasleg
(Нелемнинский национальный наслег) 		262 145 (55.3%) 117 (44.7%)
Ugolninsky Nasleg
(Угольнинский наслег) 		329 176 (53.5%) 153 (46.5%)
Utainsky Nasleg
(Утаинский наслег) 		98 57 (58.2%) 41 (41.8%)

Divisional source:[13]
Population source:[3]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b c d e Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  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. ^ a b 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. ^ Russian 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. ^ Google Earth
  12. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Verkhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion) Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Official website of the Sakha Republic

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