Verkhnekolymsky District

Verkhnekolymsky District
Верхнеколымский улус (Russian)
Үөһээ Халыма улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 65°44′N 150°54′E / 65.733°N 150.900°E / 65.733; 150.900Coordinates: 65°44′N 150°54′E / 65.733°N 150.900°E / 65.733; 150.900
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center settlement of Zyryanka[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Settlements 1
Rural okrugs 5
Inhabited localities:[2]
Urban-type settlements[3] 1
Rural localities 5
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 5
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 4,723 inhabitants[6]
• Urban 67.1%
• Rural 32.9%
Density 0.07/km2 (0.18/sq mi)[7]
Time zone SRET (UTC+11:00)[8]
Established April 30, 1954
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Verkhnekolymsky District (Russian: Верхнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Халыма улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] 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, 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);[6] 5,653 (2002 Census);[9] 10,072 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Zyryanka accounts for 67.1% of the district's total population.[6]

Geography

The main rivers of the district are the Kolyma River and its tributaries.

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.

Demographics

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

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Towns Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Zyryanka
(Зырянка)		 3528 1668 (47.3%) 1860 (52.7%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Arylakhsky Nasleg
(Арылахский наслег)		 499 254 (50.9%) 245 (49.1%)
Verkhnekolymsky Nasleg
(Верхнеколымский наслег)		 365 166 (45.5%) 199 (54.5%)
Nelemninsky National Nasleg
(Нелемнинский национальный наслег)		 262 145 (55.3%) 117 (44.7%)
Ugolninsky Nasleg
(Угольнинский наслег)		 329 176 (53.5%) 153 (46.5%)
Utainsky Nasleg
(Утаинский наслег)		 98 57 (58.2%) 41 (41.8%)

Divisional source:[11]
Population source:[6]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements includes the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  4. 1 2 Law #172-Z #351-III
  5. ↑ Law #173-Z #354-III
  6. 1 2 3 4 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  7. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  8. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  9. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Verkhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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