{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Nyurba |ru_name=Нюрба |loc_name1=Ньурба |loc_lang1=Yakut |image_skyline= |image_caption=Ore processing factory in Nyurba |coordinates = {{coord|63|17|N|118|20|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=top |image_coa=Nyurba COA (2016).gif |coa_caption= |image_flag=Flag of Nyurba (2016).jpg |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Sakha Republic |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |adm_district_jur=Nyurbinsky District |adm_district_jur_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |adm_selsoviet_jur=Nyurba |adm_selsoviet_type=Town |adm_selsoviet_jur_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |adm_ctr_of1=Nyurbinsky District |adm_ctr_of1_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |adm_ctr_of2=Town of Nyurba |adm_ctr_of2_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |inhabloc_type=Town under republic jurisdiction |inhabloc_type_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |mun_district_jur=Nyurbinsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref531" /> |urban_settlement_jur=Nyurba Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref531" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Nyurbinsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="Ref411">Law #172-Z #351-III</ref> |mun_admctr_of2=Nyurba Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref=<ref name="Ref531" /> |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_of_what= |area_as_of= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=10157 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census" /> |pop_density= |pop_density_as_of= |pop_density_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1930 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=1997 |current_cat_date_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |prev_name1= |prev_name1_date= |prev_name1_ref= |postal_codes=678450, 678479 |dialing_codes=41134 |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }} {{Infobox |bodystyle=width:23.5em |title=Nyurba population |label1=2010 Census |data1=10,157<ref name="2010Census" /> |label2=2002 Census |data2=10,309<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref> |label3=1989 Census |data3=11,934<ref name="1989Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}</ref> |label4=1979 Census |data4=10,580<ref name="1979Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}</ref> }} '''Nyurba''' ({{lang-rus|Нюрба|p=nʲʊˈrba}}; {{langx|sah|Ньурба|Ņurba}}, {{IPA|sah|ɲuɾˈba|}}) 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, {{convert|846|km|sp=us}} northwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,157.<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>
==History== Nyurba was founded in 1930, although the area has been settled since the mid-18th century.{{citation needed|date=June 2010}} 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.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist">''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''</ref>
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nyurba serves as the administrative center of Nyurbinsky District.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> As an inhabited locality, Nyurba is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nyurbinsky District as the '''Town of Nyurba'''.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> As a municipal division, the Town of Nyurba is incorporated within Nyurbinsky Municipal District as '''Nyurba Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="Ref531">Law #173-Z #353-III</ref>
==Economy== 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.
===Transport=== Nyurba is served by the Nyurba Airport {{airport codes|NYR|UENN}} and a river port.
==Climate== Nyurba has an extremely cold subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: '''Dsc''').
{{Weather box |width=auto |metric first=yes |single line=yes |location=Nyurba |Jan record high C=-2.2 |Feb record high C=-1.1 |Mar record high C=9.5 |Apr record high C=18.4 |May record high C=30.0 |Jun record high C=35.2 |Jul record high C=35.1 |Aug record high C=34.1 |Sep record high C=32.8 |Oct record high C=16.1 |Nov record high C=3.9 |Dec record high C=-1.0 |year record high C=35.2 |Jan high C=-31.2 |Feb high C=-25.5 |Mar high C=-11.9 |Apr high C=-0.2 |May high C=10.6 |Jun high C=20.3 |Jul high C=23.3 |Aug high C=19.7 |Sep high C=10.5 |Oct high C=-3.7 |Nov high C=-21.1 |Dec high C=-29.6 |year high C=-3.6 |Jan mean C=-35.1 |Feb mean C=-31.0 |Mar mean C=-19.7 |Apr mean C=-6.5 |May mean C=5.5 |Jun mean C=14.4 |Jul mean C=17.2 |Aug mean C=13.4 |Sep mean C=5.0 |Oct mean C=-7.8 |Nov mean C=-25.4 |Dec mean C=-33.4 |year mean C=-9.0 |Jan low C=-40.2 |Feb low C=-37.7 |Mar low C=-29.0 |Apr low C=-15.3 |May low C=-1.3 |Jun low C=6.6 |Jul low C=9.4 |Aug low C=6.1 |Sep low C=-1.1 |Oct low C=-13.2 |Nov low C=-31.0 |Dec low C=-38.4 |year low C=-15.8 |Jan record low C=-61.0 |Feb record low C=-58.9 |Mar record low C=-50.0 |Apr record low C=-42.2 |May record low C=-18.9 |Jun record low C=-6.0 |Jul record low C=-1.6 |Aug record low C=-13.8 |Sep record low C=-20.0 |Oct record low C=-38.9 |Nov record low C=-55.0 |Dec record low C=-60.8 |year record low C=-61.0 |Jan precipitation mm=25.3 |Feb precipitation mm=11.3 |Mar precipitation mm=16.5 |Apr precipitation mm=13.9 |May precipitation mm=52.6 |Jun precipitation mm=63.4 |Jul precipitation mm=62.6 |Aug precipitation mm=58.9 |Sep precipitation mm=43.3 |Oct precipitation mm=45.9 |Nov precipitation mm=30.4 |Dec precipitation mm=16.5 |year precipitation mm=440.6 |Jan precipitation days=19.6 |Feb precipitation days=15.4 |Mar precipitation days=12.8 |Apr precipitation days=10.8 |May precipitation days=9.4 |Jun precipitation days=11.4 |Jul precipitation days=9.2 |Aug precipitation days=11.5 |Sep precipitation days=12.7 |Oct precipitation days=20.3 |Nov precipitation days=21.2 |Dec precipitation days=18.0 |year precipitation days=172.3 |source 1= <ref name="climatebase">{{Cite web |url=http://climatebase.ru/station/21921/|title=Weather Averages for Nyurba (1948-2011)|publisher=climatebase.ru|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> }}
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''. [http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12539 Nyurbinsky District]. {{in lang|ru}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list0}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list1}}
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Category:Cities and towns in the Sakha Republic