Verkhnekolymsky District (Russian: Верхнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Халыма улууһа, Üöhee Khalyma 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]

Verkhnekolymsky District Верхнеколымский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Үөһээ Халыма улууhа
Zyriansky Coal Mine, Verkhnekolymsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 65°44′N 150°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	April 30, 1954
Administrative center	Zyryanka[2]
Area [2]
• Total	67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,723
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	4,123 (−12.7%)
• Density	0.070/km2 (0.18/sq mi)
• Urban	67.1%
• Rural	32.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	1 Urban-type settlements[5], 5 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 Urban settlements, 5 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+11 (MSK+8 [8])
OKTMO ID	98615000
Website	http://v-kol.ru/

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 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^{[citation needed]}

• Russians: 62.1%
• Yakuts: 18.3%
• Evens: 1.9%
• Yukaghir people: 1.8%
• Evenks: 0.1%
• other ethnicities: 15.8%

Inhabited localities

Divisional source:[12]
Population source:[3]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

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.).

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[de] Werchnekolymski ulus

[ru] Верхнеколымский улус