Verkhoyansk
town under district jurisdiction in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Summary
Verkhoyansk is an administrative divisions of Russia[1]. Verkhoyansk ranks in the top 4% of administrative divisions of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,604 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Verkhoyansk Urban Settlement[3], Верхоянский округ[4]
- Country: Russia[5], Russian Empire[6], Soviet Union[7], Tsardom of Russia[8]
- Instance of: city or town[9]
- Official language: Yakut[10], Russian[11]
- Founder: Posnik Ivanov[12]
- Postal code: 678530[13]
- Commons category: Verkhoyansk[14]
- Local dialing code: 41165[15]
- Inception: January 1, 1638[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Verkhoyansk[17]
- Population: 136[18], 113[19], 354[20], 700[21], 400[22], 1569[23], 1410[24], 1864[25], 1709[26], 1883[27], 1900[28], 2000[29], 1434[30], 1400[31]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[32], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[36], Otto's encyclopedia[37], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[38], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[39]
- Capital of: Verkhoyansk Urban Settlement[40], Верхоянский округ[41]
Why It Matters
Verkhoyansk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Verkhoyansk is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]