Nyurbinsky District
| Nyurbinsky District Нюрбинский улус (Russian) Ньурба улууhа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Nyurbinsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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 Processing plant at Nakyn ore field, Nyurbinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | town of Nyurba |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| rural okrug | 18 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 23 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Nyurbinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 18 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 52,400 km2 (20,200 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 15,101 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 0.29/km2 (0.75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | January 9, 1930 |
| Previous names | Leninsky District (until February 5, 1992) |
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Nyurbinsky District (Russian: Нюрби́нский улу́с; Yakut: Ньурба улууһа 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 Census).
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 Tyukan.
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 is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).
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