Verkhoyansk (Russian: Верхоя́нск; IPA: [vʲɪrxɐˈjænsk]; Sakha: Үөһээ Дьааҥы, Üöhəə Çaaŋı) is a town in Verkhoyansky Uluus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Yana River, near the Arctic Circle, 675 kilometers (419 mi) from Yakutsk. Population: 1,311 (2010 Census preliminary results); 1,434 (2002 Census); 1,883 (1989 Census).