| En Name: | Verkhnekolymsky District |
| Ru Name: | Верхнеколымский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Үөһээ Халыма улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Sakha |
| Image View: | ЗУР.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 65.7333°N 204°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Verkhnekolymsky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | settlement |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Zyryanka |
| Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Settlements |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 5 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 5 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
| Mun Formation1: | Verkhnekolymsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 5 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 67800 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 4723 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 67.1% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 32.9% |
| Established Date: | April 30, 1954 |
| Website: | http://v-kol.ru/ |
| Date: | March 2013 |
Verkhnekolymsky District (ru|link=no|Верхнеколы́мский улу́с; sah|Үөһээ Халыма улууһа, Üöhee Xalıma uluuha, pronounced as /ˈyøheː xalɯma uluːha/) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] 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 67800km2.[4] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Zyryanka. Population: 5,653 (2002 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. Most of the territory of the district is part of the Kolyma lowland. The Yukaghir Plateau, reaching a maximum height of 1128m (3,701feet) at Mount Chubukulakh, 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.[5]
Average January temperature is and average July temperature ranges from to . Annual precipitation ranges from 250mm400mm.
The district was established on April 30, 1954.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[6]
45.6%
29.1%
8.7%
8.3%
2.1%
1.4%
| Towns | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zyryanka (Russian: Зырянка) | 3528 | 1668 (47.3%) | 1860 (52.7%) |
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| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* | |
| Arylakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Арылахский наслег) | 499 | 254 (50.9%) | 245 (49.1%) |
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| Verkhnekolymsky Nasleg (Russian: Верхнеколымский наслег) | 365 | 166 (45.5%) | 199 (54.5%) |
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| Nelemninsky National Nasleg (Russian: Нелемнинский национальный наслег) | 262 | 145 (55.3%) | 117 (44.7%) |
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| Ugolninsky Nasleg (Russian: Угольнинский наслег) | 329 | 176 (53.5%) | 153 (46.5%) |
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| Utainsky Nasleg (Russian: Утаинский наслег) | 98 | 57 (58.2%) | 41 (41.8%) |
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