Verkhnevilyuysky District

Verkhnevilyuysky District (Верхневилю́йский улу́с; Үөһээ Бүлүү улууһа, Üöhee Bülüü uluuha, ) 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 42000 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhnevilyuysk. Population: 21,383 (2002 Census);  The population of Verkhnevilyuysk accounts for 29.8% of the district's total population.

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

Climate
Average January temperature ranges from -36 C in the south to -40 C in the north and average July temperature ranges from +12 C to +14 C. Annual precipitation is 200 - 250 mm.

History
The district was established on February 10, 1935.

Demographics
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
 * Yakuts: 98.9%
 * Evenks: 0.5%
 * Russians: 0.3%
 * other ethnicities: 0.3%

Economy
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.

Inhabited localities
Divisional source:

Population source: *Administrative centers are shown in bold