Nyuya
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Nyuya
Нюя | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 60°32′08″N 116°12′46″E / 60.53556°N 116.21278°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Lensky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Nyuysky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population | |
| 1,276 | |
| • Capital of | Nyuysky Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Lensky Municipal District[2] |
| • Rural settlement | Nyuysky Rural Settlement[2] |
| • Capital of | Nyuysky Rural Settlement[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 678162 |
| OKTMO ID | 98627430101 |
Nyuya (Russian: Нюя; Yakut: Ньүүйэ, Ñüüye) is a rural locality (a selo), the administrative centre of and one of two settlements, in addition to Turukta, in Nyuysky Rural Okrug of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located 95 kilometers (59 mi) from Lensk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 1,276.[1]
Nyuya is located around 90 km south-east of the district centre Lensk, on the left bank of the Lena River near its confluence with its tributary the Nyuya.[5]
