Nyurba
Sign in to saveNyurba (; , ) 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.
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- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Nyurba
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Нюрба
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1
- Ньурба
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1
- Yakut
- Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
- Ore processing factory in Nyurba
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- top
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- Nyurba COA (2016).gif
- Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
- Flag of Nyurba (2016).jpg
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Sakha Republic
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur
- Nyurbinsky District
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur
- Nyurba
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type
- Town
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
- Nyurbinsky District
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
- Town of Nyurba
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
- Town
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_type
- Town under republic jurisdiction
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
- Nyurbinsky Municipal District
- Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
- Nyurba Urban Settlement
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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.