# Verkhnevilyuysky District

Verkhnevilyuysky District (Russian: Верхневилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Бүлүү улууһа, Üöhee Bülüü uluuha,) is an administrative and municipal 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 42,000 square kilometers (16,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhnevilyuysk. Population: 21,661 (2010 Census); 21,383 (2002 Census); 20,626 (1989 Soviet 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 −36 °C (−33 °F) in the south to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the north and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F). Annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).

## 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 composition :
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Balagannakhsky Nasleg (Балаганнахский) | 335 | 169 (50.4%) | 166 (49.6%) | selo of Balagannakh |
| Botulunsky Nasleg (Ботулунский) | 917 | 461 (50.3%) | 456 (49.7%) | selo of Botulu selo of Kyotyordyokh |
| Byrakansky Nasleg (Быраканский) | 254 | 128 (50.4%) | 126 (49.6%) | selo of Byrakan |
| Verkhnevilyuysky Nasleg (Верхневилюйский) | 6,457 | 3,015 (46.7%) | 3,442 (53.3%) | selo of Verkhnevilyuysk (administrative centre of the district) |
| Dalyrsky Nasleg (Далырский) | 1,002 | 505 (50.4%) | 497 (49.6%) | selo of Dalyr selo of Bychchagdan selo of Kulusunnakh |
| Dyullyukinsky Nasleg (Дюллюкинский) | 1,259 | 611 (48.5%) | 648 (51.5%) | selo of Dyullyukyu selo of Byuteydyakh |
| Edyugeysky Nasleg (Едюгейский) | 2,309 | 1,153 (49.9%) | 1,156 (50.1%) | selo of Andreyevsky selo of Kudu |
| Kentinsky Nasleg (Кентикский) | 780 | 396 (50.8%) | 384 (49.2%) | selo of Kharyyalakh |
| Kyrykyysky Nasleg (Кырыкыйский) | 442 | 218 (49.3%) | 228 (50.7%) | selo of Kyrykyy |
| Magassky Nasleg (Магасский) | 538 | 269 (50.0%) | 269 (50.0%) | selo of Kharbala selo of Chengere |
| Meyiksky Nasleg (Мейикский) | 685 | 364 (53.1%) | 321 (46.9%) | selo of Sayylyk selo of May |
| Namsky Nasleg (Намский) | 1,328 | 623 (46.9%) | 705 (53.1%) | selo of Khomustakh |
| Onkhoysky Nasleg (Онхойский) | 620 | 315 (50.8%) | 305 (49.2%) | selo of Lippe-Atakh |
| Orgyotsky Nasleg (Оргётский) | 579 | 277 (47.8%) | 302 (52.2%) | selo of Orgyot |
| Orosunsky Nasleg (Оросунский) | 730 | 344 (47.1%) | 386 (52.9%) | selo of Orosu |
| Surguluksky Nasleg (Сургулукский) | 460 | 237 (51.5%) | 223 (48.5%) | selo of Bagadya selo of Keng-Kyuyol |
| Tamalkansky Nasleg (Тамалаканский) | 643 | 316 (49.1%) | 327 (50.9%) | selo of Tamalakan |
| Tuobuyinsky Nasleg (Туобуйинский) | 338 | 175 (51.8%) | 163 (48.2%) | selo of Tuobuya |
| Kharbalakhsky Nasleg (Харбалахский) | 548 | 272 (49.6%) | 276 (50.4%) | selo of Kyul |
| Khomustakhsky Nasleg (Хомустахский) | 216 | 112 (51.9%) | 104 (48.1%) | selo of Khomustakh |
| Khorinsky Nasleg (Хоринский) | 1,221 | 607 (49.7%) | 614 (50.3%) | selo of Khoro |
Divisional source: Population source: *Administrative centers are shown in bold