Verkhny Kuranakh

Verkhny Kuranakh
Верхний Куранах
Location of Verkhny Kuranakh
Verkhny Kuranakh
Location of Verkhny Kuranakh
Verkhny Kuranakh
Verkhny Kuranakh (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 58°45′N 125°29′E / 58.750°N 125.483°E / 58.750; 125.483
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtAldansky District
Urban-type settlementNizhny Kuranakh
Population
  Total
577
  Municipal districtAldansky Municipal District
  Urban settlementNizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (UTC+09:00 )
Postal code(s)
678950
OKTMO ID98603170106

Verkhny Kuranakh (Russian: Верхний Куранах) is a rural locality (a selo), one of three settlements, in addition to the Urban-type settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh, the administrative centre of the settlement, and Yakokit in the settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh of Aldansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located 26 kilometers (16 mi) from Aldan, the district centre and 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) from Nizhny Kuranakh. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 577; down from 658 recorded in the 2002 Census.