Verkhnekolymsky District
| Verkhnekolymsky District Верхнеколымский улус (Russian) Үөһээ Халыма улууhа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Verkhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 65°44′N 150°54′E / 65.733°N 150.900°ECoordinates: 65°44′N 150°54′E / 65.733°N 150.900°E | |
 Zyriansky Coal Mine, Verkhnekolymsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | settlement of Zyryanka |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Settlements | 1 |
| Rural okrugs | 5 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 5 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 4,723 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 67.1% |
| • Rural | 32.9% |
| Density | 0.07/km2 (0.18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
| Established | April 30, 1954 |
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Verkhnekolymsky District (Russian: Верхнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Халыма улууһа, Üöhee Xalıma uluuha, IPA: [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, 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 Census). The population of Zyryanka accounts for 67.1% of the district's total population.
The main rivers of the district are the Kolyma River and its tributaries.
Average January temperature is −38 °C (−36 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F). Annual precipitation ranges from 250 to 400 millimeters (9.8 to 15.7 in).
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