Nyurba
Encyclopedia
Nyurba is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia
, located on the Vilyuy River, a right-hand tributary of the Lena
, 846 kilometres (525.7 mi) northwest of Yakutsk
. Population:
deposits, and was granted urban-type settlement
status in 1958. Town status was granted in 1998.
company, as well as its status as a supply town for nearby mining operations.
Nyurba has a small airport and a river port.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Vilyuy River, a right-hand tributary of the Lena
Lena River
The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...
, 846 kilometres (525.7 mi) northwest of Yakutsk
Yakutsk
With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast...
. Population:
History
It was founded in 1930, although the area has been settled since the middle of the 18th century. In the 1950s, it grew rapidly as a base for exploration of the nearby diamondDiamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
deposits, and was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1958. Town status was granted in 1998.
Economy and infrastructure
Production of diamonds is the primary industry in the town, both as the site of a diamond cutting works operated by the state-owned ALROSAAlrosa
ZAO ALROSA , is Russia's largest diamond company. Alrosa is engaged in the exploration, mining, manufacture and sale of diamonds. The company's operations are located primarily in the Sakha Republic/Yakutsk region. Alrosa accounts for approximately 25% of the world's rough diamond supply and 97%...
company, as well as its status as a supply town for nearby mining operations.
Nyurba has a small airport and a river port.