Verkhoyansky District
Верхоянский улус | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Sakha | Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууhа |
Coordinates: 67°33′N 133°23′E / 67.550°N 133.383°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Established | January 5, 1967[2] |
Administrative center | Batagay[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 137,400 km2 (53,100 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 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/ |
Verkhoyansky District (Russian: Верхоя́нский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууһа, romanized: Üöhê Câñı ulûha, IPA: [ˈyøheː d͡ʑaːŋɯ 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]
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