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Nyurbinsky District


FieldValue
en_nameNyurbinsky District
ru_nameНюрбинский улус
loc_name1Ньурба улууhа
loc_lang1Yakut
image_map
map_captionLocation of Nyurbinsky District in the Sakha Republic
image_captionProcessing plant at Nakyn ore field, Nyurbinsky District
image_coaCoat of Arms of Nyurba (Yakutia).png
federal_subjectSakha Republic
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_nameNyurba
adm_ctr_ref
no_of_cities_towns1
selsoviet_type1rural okrug
no_of_selsoviets_type118
no_of_rural_localities23
counts_ref
mun_formation1Nyurbinsky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements1
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements18
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km252400
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census15101
urban_pop_2010census0%
rural_pop_2010census100%
established_dateJanuary 9, 1930
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websitesakha.gov.ru

Nyurbinsky District (; , ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the central western part of the republic and borders with Olenyoksky District in the north, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the east, Suntarsky District in the south and southwest, and with Mirninsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 52400 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Nyurba. Population (excluding the administrative center): 15,549 (2002 Census);

Geography

The district stretches for 275 km from north to south and for 187 km from east to west. The main rivers in the district are the Vilyuy and its tributaries the Markha and the Tyukyan with the Chilli.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from -36 to and average July temperature ranges from +16 to. Annual precipitation is about 200 -.

History

The district was established on January 9, 1930. Until February 1992, it was called Leninsky District (Ленинский район).

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:

  • Yakuts: 96.4%
  • Russians: 2.4%
  • Evenks: 0.5%
  • other ethnicities: 0.7%

Average age of the population is 29.

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on mining, food industry, forestry, light industry, and agriculture. Major natural resources include diamonds, gold, and brown coal. Diamond mining is mostly carried out by ALROSA company.

Transportation

The Vilyuy Highway runs through the district, connecting the town of Nyurba with Yakutsk, Vilyuysk, and Mirny.

Inhabited localities

Towns / CitiesPopulationMaleFemaleInhabited localities in jurisdictionRural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*
Nyurba Urban Settlement
(Нюрба)10,1574,710 (46.4%)5,447 (53.6%)
Akaninsky Nasleg
(Аканинский)538265 (49.3%)273 (50.7%)
Bordonsky Nasleg
(Бордонский)1,918955 (49.8%)963 (50.2%)
Dikimdinsky Nasleg
(Дикимдинский)328171 (52.1%)157 (47.9%)
Yedeysky Nasleg
(Едейский)190107 (56.3%)83 (43.7%)
Zharkhansky Nasleg
(Жарханский)408219 (53.7%)189 (46.3%)
Kangalassky Nasleg
(Кангаласский)608289 (47.5%)319 (52.5%)
Kyundyadinsky Nasleg
(Кюндядинский)1,011486 (48.1%)525 (51.9%)
Malzhagarsky Nasleg
(Мальжагарский)550282 (51.3%)268 (48.7%)
Markhinsky Nasleg
(Мархинский)563272 (48.3%)291 (51.7%)
Megezheksky Nasleg
(Мегежекский)559275 (49.2%)284 (50.8%)
Nyurbachansky Nasleg
(Нюрбачанский)630316 (50.2%)314 (49.8%)
Oktyabrsky Nasleg
(Октябрьский)2,7701,331 (48.1%)1,439 (51.9%)
Syulinsky Nasleg
(Сюлинский)526255 (48.5%)271 (51.5%)
Tarkayinsky Nasleg
(Таркайинский)1,061527 (49.7%)534 (50.3%)
Tyumyuksky Nasleg
(Тюмюкский)1,034504 (48.7%)530 (51.3%)
Khorulinsky Nasleg
(Хорулинский)786413 (52.5%)373 (47.5%)
Chappandinsky Nasleg
(Чаппандинский)880424 (48.2%)456 (51.8%)
Chukarsky Nasleg
(Чукарский)741384 (51.8%)357 (48.2%)

Divisional source:

Population source:

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

Sources

References

  1. Law #173-Z #354-III
  2. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  3. Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  5. {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
  6. "Q-49-50 Topographic Chart (in Russian)".
  7. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/nyurba/index.shtml Nyurbinsky District] {{webarchive. link. (March 6, 2012 {{in lang). ru
  8. "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
  9. [http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12539 Nyurbinsky Ulus (Raion)] Official website of the Sakha Republic
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