Verkhoyansky District (Russian: Верхоя́нский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууһа, romanized: Üöhê Câñı ulûha, Yakut pronunciation: [ˈyøheː d͡ʑaːŋɯ uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia.

The area of the district is 137,400 square kilometers (53,100 sq mi).

[4] The main river in the district is the Yana and its tributaries Nelgese, Derbeke, Tykakh and Baky.

[2] As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[12] The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.

[2] There are deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, lead, antimony, gold, silver, brown coal, and other minerals.