Neryungri, Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal district, Russia
🇷🇺 Neryungri (Нерюнгри) is the second largest town in the Sakha Republic, Russia and the administrative centre of Neryungrinsky District.
History It was founded due to the development of the nearby coal basin and was granted town status in 1975.
Geography The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The Toko-Stanovik range and lake Bolshoye Toko are located in the eastern part. The main river in the district is the Aldan with its tributaries the Timpton and the Chulman. Lake Bolshoye Toko is the deepest lake in Yakutia.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Neryungri serves as the administrative centre of Neryungrinsky District. As an inhabited locality, Neryungri is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Neryungrinsky District as the Town of Neryungri. As a municipal division, the Town of Neryungri is incorporated within Neryungrinsky Municipal District as Neryungri Urban Settlement.
Economy The town is the centre of a large coal field discovered about 1970. It is located on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline and the Lena Highway, 202 km (126 mi) by rail north of Tynda. Nearby, all in the coal basin, are Berkakit: 10 km (6.2 mi) south; Serebryany Bor: 8 km (5.0 mi) east with a thermal coal power plant; Chulman: 30 km (19 mi) north, with the Chulman Airport; and a large open pit coal mine north-west across the Chulman River.
There are deposits of gold, coal, iron ore, molybdenum, and construction materials in the district.
Asia/Yakutsk/Sakha
Neryungri has a population of over 61,747 people. Neryungri also forms the centre of the wider Neryungrinsky District which has a population of over 73,987 people. It is also a part of the larger Sakha Republic.
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Locations Near: Neryungri 124.667,56.6833
🇨🇳 Heihe 127.479,50.246 d: 739.4
🇷🇺 Blagoveshchensk 127.543,50.257 d: 739.3
🇷🇺 Yakutsk 129.717,62.029 d: 659.2
🇨🇳 Hailar 119.825,49.235 d: 888.9
🇨🇳 Huimin 122.712,48.013 d: 973.1
🇨🇳 Zalantun 122.743,47.999 d: 974.4
🇨🇳 Hailar District 119.771,49.207 d: 893.1
🇷🇺 Krasnokamensk 118.033,50.1 d: 853.2
Antipodal to: Neryungri -55.333,-56.683
🇦🇷 Ushuaia -68.272,-54.789 d: 19179.6
🇦🇷 Río Gallegos -69.2,-51.617 d: 18953.6
🇨🇱 Punta Arenas -70.91,-53.162 d: 18948.4
🇦🇷 Puerto Madryn -65.037,-42.773 d: 18322.2
🇦🇷 Viedma -62.995,-40.808 d: 18165.4
🇦🇷 Mar del Plata -57.55,-38 d: 17931.2
🇦🇷 Bahía Blanca -62.266,-38.718 d: 17953.7
🇦🇷 Tandil -59.133,-37.317 d: 17843.2