Verkhnevilyuysk (Russian: Верхневилюйск; Yakut: Үөһээ Бүлүү, Üöhee Bülüü) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Verkhnevilyuysky District of Sakha Republic, Russia. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 6,457,[2] of whom 3,015 were male and 3,442 female, down from 6,555 as recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]
Verkhnevilyuysk
Верхневилюйск | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Үөһээ Бүлүү |
Location of Verkhnevilyuysk  | |
  Verkhnevilyuysk Location of Verkhnevilyuysk  Verkhnevilyuysk Verkhnevilyuysk (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 63°27′N 120°18′E / 63.450°N 120.300°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Verkhnevilyuysky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Verkhnevilyuysky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,457 |
| • Capital of | Verkhnevilyuysky Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Verkhnevilyuysky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Verkhnevilyuysky Rural Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Verkhnevilyuysky Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 678230 |
| OKTMO ID | 98614412101 |
Geography
editVerkhnevilyuysk is located in the Central Yakutian Lowland, by the Vilyuy River, near its confluence with the Tyukyan.
Transportation
editVerkhnevilyuysk is served by the Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (IATA: VHV).
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) (in Russian)
- ^ a b c Law #173-Z 353-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
Sources
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Verkhnevilyuysky District. (in Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).