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Nyurba
Nyurba ( rus, Нюрба, p=nʲʊˈrba; sah, Ньурба, ''Nyurba'' ) 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, northwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,157. History Nyurba was founded in 1930, although the area has been settled since the mid-18th century. In 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.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' Administrative and municipal status 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 is incorporated wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyurbinsky District
Nyurbinsky District (russian: Нюрби́нский улу́с; sah, Ньурба улууһа ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the administrative divisions of the Sakha Republic, 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 .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Nyurba. Population (excluding the administrative center): 15,549 (Russian Census (2002), 2002 Census); Geography The district stretches for from north to south and for from east to west. The main rivers in the district are the Vilyuy River, Vilyu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |