Nyurbinsky District
Nyurbinsky District (; , Ñurba uluuha ) 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 . 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 . 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

Divisional source:

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

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Districts of the Sakha Republic
States and territories established in 1930