Verkhoyansky District

Verkhoyansky District (Верхоя́нский улу́с; Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууһа, Üöhee Caaŋı 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 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 137400 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Batagay. Population: 13,666 (2002 Census);  The population of Batagay accounts for 34.1% of the district's total population.

Geography
The main river in the district is the Yana and its tributaries Nelgese, Derbeke, Tykakh and Baky.

Climate
Average January temperature ranges from -48 C to -38 C and average July temperature ranges from +16 C to +17 C. Annual precipitation ranges from 150 to 300 mm.

History
The district was established on January 5, 1967.

Demographics
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
 * 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. There are deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, lead, antimony, gold, silver, brown coal, and other minerals.

Inhabited localities
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Population source: *Administrative centers are shown in bold