Verkhoyansky District


Verkhoyansky District is an administrative and municipal district, 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. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Batagay. Population: 13,666 ; 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 and Derbeke.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from to and average July temperature ranges from to. Annual precipitation ranges from.

History

The district was established on January 5, 1967.

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
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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