Verkhny Rystyug () is a rural locality (a village) in Krasnopolyanskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 54 as of 2002.Данные переписи 2002 года: таблица 2С. М.: Федеральная служба государственной статистики, 2004.
Geography Verkhny Rystyug is located 9 km northwest of Nikolsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kamenka is the nearest rural locality.Расстояние от Никольска до Верхнего Рыстюга
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