Nyurbinsky District (Russian: Нюрби́нский улу́с ; Yakut : Ньурба улууһа , romanized: Ņurba ulûha , IPA: [ɲuɾˈba uluːha] ) 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 52,400 square kilometers (20,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nyurba . Population (excluding the administrative center): 15,101 ( 2010 Census ) ; 15,549 ( 2002 Census ); 28,672 ( 1989 Soviet census ) .
11-629: The district stretches for 275 kilometers (171 mi) from north to south and for 187 kilometers (116 mi) from east to west. The main rivers in the district are the Vilyuy and its tributaries the Markha and the Tyukyan with the Chilli . Average January temperature ranges from −36 to −40 °C (−33 to −40 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +16 to +17 °C (61 to 63 °F). Annual precipitation
22-569: Is a town and the administrative center of Nyurbinsky District of the Sakha Republic , Russia , located on the Vilyuy River , a right-hand tributary of the Lena , 846 kilometers (526 mi) northwest of Yakutsk , the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census , its population was 10,157. Nyurba was founded in 1930, although the area has been settled since the mid-18th century. In
33-567: Is a river in Russia , the longest tributary of the Lena . About 2,650 kilometres (1,650 mi) long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic . Its basin covers about 454,000 square kilometres (175,000 sq mi). The river is first mentioned in the 17th century in connection with the Russian conquest of Siberia . In 1634, Russian Cossacks , headed by Voin Shakhov, established a winter settlement at
44-484: Is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in). The district was established on January 9, 1930. Until February 1992, it was called Leninsky District ( Ленинский район ). As of the 2021 Census , the ethnic composition was as follows: Average age of the population is 29. 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
55-653: Is incorporated within Nyurbinsky District as the Town of Nyurba . As a municipal division , the Town of Nyurba is incorporated within Nyurbinsky Municipal District as Nyurba Urban Settlement . Production of diamonds is the primary industry in the town, both as the site of a diamond cutting works operated by the state-owned ALROSA company and as its status as a supply town for nearby mining operations. Nyurba
66-529: Is mostly carried out by ALROSA company. The Vilyuy Highway runs through the district, connecting the town of Nyurba with Yakutsk , Vilyuysk , and Mirny . Divisional source: Population source: *Administrative centers are shown in bold 63°28′00″N 118°19′00″E / 63.4667°N 118.3167°E / 63.4667; 118.3167 Vilyuy River The Vilyuy (Russian: Вилю́й , IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲʉj] ; Yakut : Бүлүү , Bülüü , IPA: [bylyː] )
77-551: The confluence of the rivers Vilyuy and Tyukyan . This settlement served as the administrative center of the area for several decades, after which it was moved to the Yolyonnyokh area 45 kilometers (28 mi) down by the Vilyuy, where the ostrog (fortified settlement) of Olensk (now Vilyuysk) was founded in 1773. In the 1950s, diamond deposits were discovered in the area, about 700 kilometres (430 mi) from its mouth. This led to
88-431: The 1950s, it grew rapidly as a base for exploration of the nearby diamond deposits, and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958. Town status was granted to it in 1997. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Nyurba serves as the administrative center of Nyurbinsky District . As an inhabited locality , Nyurba is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction. As an administrative division, it
99-721: The Vilyuy are the Ulakhan-Vava , Chirkuo , Chona , Chybyda , Ulakhan-Botuobuya , Ochchuguy-Botuobuya , Tangnary , Kempendyay , Tonguo and Bappagay on the right; and the Sen , Lakharchana , Akhtaranda , Ygyatta , Markha , Tyukyan , Kosmos [1] and Tyung on the left. Vilyuy is associated with geological formations Yakutsk-Vilyuy Rift (Vilyuy Rift Basin) and Yakutsk-Vilyuy LIP ( large igneous province ), also known as Vilyuy Traps. Nyurba Nyurba (Russian: Нюрба , IPA: [nʲʊˈrba] ; Yakut : Ньурба , romanized: Ņurba , IPA: [ɲuɾˈba] )
110-791: The construction of the Mir Mine , together with access roads and an airport, and the Vilyuy Dam complex to generate power needed for the diamond concentrators. The Vilyuy has its sources in the Vilyuy Plateau , part of the Central Siberian Plateau , in the Evenkiysky District ( Krasnoyarsk Krai ) and, flowing east, soon enters Sakha. It turns towards the south and southeast in the Central Yakutian Lowland , then back towards
121-567: The east, and finally enters the Lena about 350 kilometres (220 mi) downstream of Yakutsk , near Sangar . The Ust-Vilyuy Range rises above the facing bank of the Lena , opposite the mouth of the Vilyuy. To the west of the Vilyuy and Chona is the Nizhnyaya Tunguska basin. The Vilyuy basin is sparsely populated. Small settlements along the river include Vilyuysk , Verkhnevilyuysk , Suntar , Ekonda and Nyurba . The main tributaries of
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