Nyurba

Nyurba (Russian: Нюрба, IPA: [nʲʊˈrba]; Yakut: Ньурба, romanized: Ņurba, [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, 846 kilometers (526 mi) northwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,157.^[2]

Nyurba Нюрба
Town under republic jurisdiction[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Ньурба
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Nyurba
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Coordinates: 63°17′N 118°20′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Nyurbinsky District[1]
Town	Nyurba[1]
Founded	1930
Town status since	1997[1]
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	10,157
Administrative status
• Capital of	Nyurbinsky District,[1] Town of Nyurba[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Nyurbinsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Nyurba Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Nyurbinsky Municipal District,[4] Nyurba Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	678450, 678479
Dialing code(s)	+7 41134
OKTMO ID	98626101001

Nyurba population

2010 Census	10,157[2]
2002 Census	10,309[7]
1989 Census	11,934[8]
1979 Census	10,580[9]

History

Nyurba was founded in 1930, although the area has been settled since the mid-18th century.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nyurba serves as the administrative center of Nyurbinsky District.^[1] As an inhabited locality, Nyurba is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nyurbinsky District as the Town of Nyurba.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Nyurba is incorporated within Nyurbinsky Municipal District as Nyurba Urban Settlement.^[3]

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 (IATA: NYR, ICAO: UENN) and a river port.

Climate

Nyurba has an extremely cold subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc).

Climate data for Nyurba
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	−2.2 (28.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	9.5 (49.1)	18.4 (65.1)	30.0 (86.0)	35.2 (95.4)	35.1 (95.2)	34.1 (93.4)	32.8 (91.0)	16.1 (61.0)	3.9 (39.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	35.2 (95.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−31.2 (−24.2)	−25.5 (−13.9)	−11.9 (10.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	10.6 (51.1)	20.3 (68.5)	23.3 (73.9)	19.7 (67.5)	10.5 (50.9)	−3.7 (25.3)	−21.1 (−6.0)	−29.6 (−21.3)	−3.6 (25.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−35.1 (−31.2)	−31.0 (−23.8)	−19.7 (−3.5)	−6.5 (20.3)	5.5 (41.9)	14.4 (57.9)	17.2 (63.0)	13.4 (56.1)	5.0 (41.0)	−7.8 (18.0)	−25.4 (−13.7)	−33.4 (−28.1)	−9.0 (15.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−40.2 (−40.4)	−37.7 (−35.9)	−29.0 (−20.2)	−15.3 (4.5)	−1.3 (29.7)	6.6 (43.9)	9.4 (48.9)	6.1 (43.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	−13.2 (8.2)	−31.0 (−23.8)	−38.4 (−37.1)	−15.8 (3.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−61.0 (−77.8)	−58.9 (−74.0)	−50.0 (−58.0)	−42.2 (−44.0)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−6.0 (21.2)	−1.6 (29.1)	−13.8 (7.2)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−38.9 (−38.0)	−55.0 (−67.0)	−60.8 (−77.4)	−61.0 (−77.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25.3 (1.00)	11.3 (0.44)	16.5 (0.65)	13.9 (0.55)	52.6 (2.07)	63.4 (2.50)	62.6 (2.46)	58.9 (2.32)	43.3 (1.70)	45.9 (1.81)	30.4 (1.20)	16.5 (0.65)	440.6 (17.35)
Average precipitation days	19.6	15.4	12.8	10.8	9.4	11.4	9.2	11.5	12.7	20.3	21.2	18.0	172.3
Source: [10]