# Nyurbinsky District

Nyurbinsky District (Russian: Нюрби́нский улу́с; Yakut: Ньурба улууһа, romanized: Ņurba ulûha,) 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).

## Geography

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.

### Climate

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).

## 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

Municipal composition :
| Towns / Cities | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
| Nyurba Urban Settlement (Нюрба) | 10,157 | 4,710 (46.4%) | 5,447 (53.6%) | Town of Nyurba |
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Akaninsky Nasleg (Аканинский) | 538 | 265 (49.3%) | 273 (50.7%) | selo of Akana selo of Chkalov |
| Bordonsky Nasleg (Бордонский) | 1,918 | 955 (49.8%) | 963 (50.2%) | selo of Malykay |
| Dikimdinsky Nasleg (Дикимдинский) | 328 | 171 (52.1%) | 157 (47.9%) | selo of Dikimdya |
| Yedeysky Nasleg (Едейский) | 190 | 107 (56.3%) | 83 (43.7%) | selo of Yedey |
| Zharkhansky Nasleg (Жарханский) | 408 | 219 (53.7%) | 189 (46.3%) | selo of Zharkhan |
| Kangalassky Nasleg (Кангаласский) | 608 | 289 (47.5%) | 319 (52.5%) | selo of Ynakhsyt |
| Kyundyadinsky Nasleg (Кюндядинский) | 1,011 | 486 (48.1%) | 525 (51.9%) | selo of Kyundyade selo of Arangastakh |
| Malzhagarsky Nasleg (Мальжагарский) | 550 | 282 (51.3%) | 268 (48.7%) | selo of Bysyttakh |
| Markhinsky Nasleg (Мархинский) | 563 | 272 (48.3%) | 291 (51.7%) | selo of Engolzha |
| Megezheksky Nasleg (Мегежекский) | 559 | 275 (49.2%) | 284 (50.8%) | selo of Khaty |
| Nyurbachansky Nasleg (Нюрбачанский) | 630 | 316 (50.2%) | 314 (49.8%) | selo of Nyurbachan |
| Oktyabrsky Nasleg (Октябрьский) | 2,770 | 1,331 (48.1%) | 1,439 (51.9%) | selo of Antonovka selo of Neftebaza |
| Syulinsky Nasleg (Сюлинский) | 526 | 255 (48.5%) | 271 (51.5%) | selo of Syulya |
| Tarkayinsky Nasleg (Таркайинский) | 1,061 | 527 (49.7%) | 534 (50.3%) | selo of Khatyn-Sysy selo of Kirov |
| Tyumyuksky Nasleg (Тюмюкский) | 1,034 | 504 (48.7%) | 530 (51.3%) | selo of Mar |
| Khorulinsky Nasleg (Хорулинский) | 786 | 413 (52.5%) | 373 (47.5%) | selo of Sayylyk |
| Chappandinsky Nasleg (Чаппандинский) | 880 | 424 (48.2%) | 456 (51.8%) | selo of Chappanda selo of Saltany |
| Chukarsky Nasleg (Чукарский) | 741 | 384 (51.8%) | 357 (48.2%) | selo of Chukar |
Divisional source: Population source: *Administrative centers are shown in bold