Verkhoyansk

For other uses, see Verkhoyansk (disambiguation).

Verkhoyansk
Верхоянск
Town under district jurisdiction[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutВерхоянскай
Pole of Cold in Verkhoyansk
Pole of Cold in Verkhoyansk
Flag of Verkhoyansk
Flag
Coat of arms of Verkhoyansk
Coat of arms
Location of Verkhoyansk
Map
Verkhoyansk is located in Russia
Verkhoyansk
Verkhoyansk
Location of Verkhoyansk
Verkhoyansk is located in Sakha Republic
Verkhoyansk
Verkhoyansk
Verkhoyansk (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 67°33′N 133°23′E / 67.550°N 133.383°E / 67.550; 133.383
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtVerkhoyansky District[1]
TownVerkhoyansk[1]
Founded1638[2][1]
Town status since1817
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total
1,311
 • Capital ofTown of Verkhoyansk[1]
 • Municipal districtVerkhoyansky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementVerkhoyansk Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofVerkhoyansk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
678530
Dialing code(s)+7 41165[7]
OKTMO ID98616103001
Verkhoyansk population
2010 Census1,311[3]
2002 Census1,434[8]
1989 Census1,883[9]
1979 Census1,709[10]

Verkhoyansk (Russian: Верхоянск, IPA: [vʲɪrxɐˈjansk]; Yakut: Верхоянскай, Verhoyanskay) is a town in Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River in the Arctic Circle, 92 kilometers (57 mi) from Batagay, the administrative center of the district, and 675 kilometers (419 mi) north of Yakutsk, the capital of the Sakha republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,311.[3] Verkhoyansk holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle, with 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), and it also holds the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in Asia, −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F). The cold record is shared with Oymyakon.

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