Verkhnekolymsky District
Verkhnekolymsky District
Верхнеколымский улус | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Үөһээ Халыма улууhа |
Zyriansky Coal Mine, Verkhnekolymsky District | |
Location of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 65°44′N 150°54′E / 65.733°N 150.900°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Established | April 30, 1954 |
| Administrative center | Zyryanka |
| Area | |
• Total | 67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,723 |
| • Density | 0.070/km2 (0.18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 67.1% |
| • Rural | 32.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 5 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 98615000 |
| Website | http://v-kol.ru/ |
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Verkhnekolymsky District (Russian: Верхнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Халыма улууһа, romanized: Üöhê Xalıma ulûha, Yakut pronunciation: [ˈyøheː xalɯma uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal 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, Srednekansky District and Susumansky District of 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). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Zyryanka. Population: 4,723 (2010 Census); 5,653 (2002 Census); 10,072 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Zyryanka accounts for 67.1% of the district's total population.