Verkhnevilyuysky District (; , Üöhee Bülüü uluuha, ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III 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 .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic 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 in the south to in the north and average July temperature ranges from to . Annual precipitation is .
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
+ Municipal compositionRural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*Balagannakhsky Nasleg()335169 (50.4%)166 (49.6%)selo of BalagannakhBotulunsky Nasleg()917461 (50.3%)456 (49.7%)''selo of Botuluselo of Kyotyordyokh |- |valign="top"|Byrakansky Nasleg() |align="center"|254 |align="center"|128 (50.4%) |align="center"|126 (49.6%) |selo of Byrakan|- |valign="top"|Verkhnevilyuysky Nasleg() |align="center"|6,457 |align="center"|3,015 (46.7%) |align="center"|3,442 (53.3%) |selo of Verkhnevilyuysk (administrative centre of the district) |- |valign="top"|Dalyrsky Nasleg() |align="center"|1,002 |align="center"|505 (50.4%) |align="center"|497 (49.6%) |selo of Dalyrselo of Bychchagdan selo of Kulusunnakh |- |valign="top"|Dyullyukinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|1,259 |align="center"|611 (48.5%) |align="center"|648 (51.5%) |selo of Dyullyukyuselo of Byuteydyakh |- |valign="top"|Edyugeysky Nasleg() |align="center"|2,309 |align="center"|1,153 (49.9%) |align="center"|1,156 (50.1%) |selo of Andreyevskyselo of Kudu |- |valign="top"|Kentinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|780 |align="center"|396 (50.8%) |align="center"|384 (49.2%) |selo of Kharyyalakh|- |valign="top"|Kyrykyysky Nasleg() |align="center"|442 |align="center"|218 (49.3%) |align="center"|228 (50.7%) |selo of Kyrykyy|- |valign="top"|Magassky Nasleg() |align="center"|538 |align="center"|269 (50.0%) |align="center"|269 (50.0%) |selo of Kharbalaselo of Chengere |- |valign="top"|Meyiksky Nasleg() |align="center"|685 |align="center"|364 (53.1%) |align="center"|321 (46.9%) |selo of Sayylykselo of May |- |valign="top"|Namsky Nasleg() |align="center"|1,328 |align="center"|623 (46.9%) |align="center"|705 (53.1%) |selo of Khomustakh|- |valign="top"|Onkhoysky Nasleg() |align="center"|620 |align="center"|315 (50.8%) |align="center"|305 (49.2%) |selo of Lippe-Atakh|- |valign="top"|Orgyotsky Nasleg() |align="center"|579 |align="center"|277 (47.8%) |align="center"|302 (52.2%) |selo of Orgyot|- |valign="top"|Orosunsky Nasleg() |align="center"|730 |align="center"|344 (47.1%) |align="center"|386 (52.9%) |selo of Orosu|- |valign="top"|Surguluksky Nasleg() |align="center"|460 |align="center"|237 (51.5%) |align="center"|223 (48.5%) |selo of Bagadyaselo of Keng-Kyuyol |- |valign="top"|Tamalkansky Nasleg() |align="center"|643 |align="center"|316 (49.1%) |align="center"|327 (50.9%) |selo of Tamalakan|- |valign="top"|Tuobuyinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|338 |align="center"|175 (51.8%) |align="center"|163 (48.2%) |selo of Tuobuya|- |valign="top"|Kharbalakhsky Nasleg() |align="center"|548 |align="center"|272 (49.6%) |align="center"|276 (50.4%) |selo of Kyul|- |valign="top"|Khomustakhsky Nasleg() |align="center"|216 |align="center"|112 (51.9%) |align="center"|104 (48.1%) |selo of Khomustakh|- |valign="top"|Khorinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|1,221 |align="center"|607 (49.7%) |align="center"|614 (50.3%) |selo'' of Khoro Divisional source:Verkhnevilyuysky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
See also Lena Plateau
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