Verkhnekolymsky District


Verkhnekolymsky District is an administrative and municipal district, 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. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Zyryanka. Population: 5,653 ; The population of Zyryanka accounts for 67.1% of the district's total population.

Geography

The main rivers of the district are the Kolyma River and its tributaries. Most of the territory of the district is part of the Kolyma lowland. The Yukaghir Plateau rises in the east and some eastern foothills of the Chersky Range to the west, such as the Arga-Tas in the southwest and the Osalin Range in the northwest.

Climate

Average January temperature is and average July temperature ranges from to. Annual precipitation ranges from.

History

The district was established on April 30, 1954.

Demographics

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