Nyurbinsky District (; , ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III 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 .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic Its administrative center is the town of Nyurba. Population (excluding the administrative center): 15,549 (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 and its tributaries the Markha and the Tyukyan with the Chilli.
Climate Average January temperature ranges from and average July temperature ranges from .Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Nyurbinsky District Annual precipitation is about .
History The district was established on January 9, 1930. Until February 1992, it was called Leninsky District ().
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 compositionTowns / CitiesPopulationMaleFemaleInhabited localities in jurisdictionNyurba Urban Settlement()10,1574,710 (46.4%)5,447 (53.6%)Town of NyurbaRural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*Akaninsky Nasleg()538265 (49.3%)273 (50.7%)selo of Akana selo of ChkalovBordonsky Nasleg()1,918955 (49.8%)963 (50.2%)''selo of Malykay|- |valign="top"|Dikimdinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|328 |align="center"|171 (52.1%) |align="center"|157 (47.9%) |selo of Dikimdya|- |valign="top"|Yedeysky Nasleg() |align="center"|190 |align="center"|107 (56.3%) |align="center"|83 (43.7%) |selo of Yedey|- |valign="top"|Zharkhansky Nasleg() |align="center"|408 |align="center"|219 (53.7%) |align="center"|189 (46.3%) |selo of Zharkhan|- |valign="top"|Kangalassky Nasleg() |align="center"|608 |align="center"|289 (47.5%) |align="center"|319 (52.5%) |selo of Ynakhsyt|- |valign="top"|Kyundyadinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|1,011 |align="center"|486 (48.1%) |align="center"|525 (51.9%) |selo of Kyundyadeselo of Arangastakh |- |valign="top"|Malzhagarsky Nasleg() |align="center"|550 |align="center"|282 (51.3%) |align="center"|268 (48.7%) |selo of Bysyttakh|- |valign="top"|Markhinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|563 |align="center"|272 (48.3%) |align="center"|291 (51.7%) |selo of Engolzha|- |valign="top"|Megezheksky Nasleg() |align="center"|559 |align="center"|275 (49.2%) |align="center"|284 (50.8%) |selo of Khaty|- |valign="top"|Nyurbachansky Nasleg() |align="center"|630 |align="center"|316 (50.2%) |align="center"|314 (49.8%) |selo of Nyurbachan|- |valign="top"|Oktyabrsky Nasleg() |align="center"|2,770 |align="center"|1,331 (48.1%) |align="center"|1,439 (51.9%) |selo of Antonovkaselo of Neftebaza |- |valign="top"|Syulinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|526 |align="center"|255 (48.5%) |align="center"|271 (51.5%) |selo of Syulya|- |valign="top"|Tarkayinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|1,061 |align="center"|527 (49.7%) |align="center"|534 (50.3%) |selo of Khatyn-Sysyselo of Kirov |- |valign="top"|Tyumyuksky Nasleg() |align="center"|1,034 |align="center"|504 (48.7%) |align="center"|530 (51.3%) |selo of Mar|- |valign="top"|Khorulinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|786 |align="center"|413 (52.5%) |align="center"|373 (47.5%) |selo of Sayylyk|- |valign="top"|Chappandinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|880 |align="center"|424 (48.2%) |align="center"|456 (51.8%) |selo of Chappandaselo of Saltany |- |valign="top"|Chukarsky Nasleg() |align="center"|741 |align="center"|384 (51.8%) |align="center"|357 (48.2%) |selo'' of Chukar Divisional source:Nyurbinsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
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