Nyurbinsky District

Nyurbinsky District
Нюрбинский улус
Other transcription(s)
  YakutНьурба улууhа
Location of Nyurbinsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 63°28′0.1″N 118°19′0.1″E / 63.466694°N 118.316694°E / 63.466694; 118.316694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedJanuary 9, 1930
Administrative centerNyurba
Area
  Total
52,400 km2 (20,200 sq mi)
Population
  Total
15,101
  Density0.29/km2 (0.75/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions18 rural okrug
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 23 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNyurbinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID98626000
Websitesakha.gov.ru

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