Neryungri

The name of the town comes is believed to come from Evenki Ньируунгра nyuruungra, meaning "river of graylings".{{sfn|Поспелов|2008|page=309}}

It was founded due to the development of the nearby coal basin{{citation needed|date=June 2010}} and was granted town status in 1975.Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Neryungri serves as the administrative center 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.Law #173-Z #353-III

The town is the center of a large coal field discovered about 1970. It is located on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline and the Lena Highway, {{convert|202|km|sp=us}} by rail north of Tynda. Nearby, all in the coal basin, are Berkakit: {{convert|10|km|sp=us}} south; Serebryany Bor: {{convert|8|km|sp=us}} east with a thermal coal power plant; Chulman: {{convert|30|km|sp=us}} north, with the Chulman Airport; and a large open pit coal mine northwest across the Chulman River.

Neryungri has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) bordering with wet summer subarctic climate Dwc with mild summers and severe winters. Precipitation is moderate, but is significantly higher in the summer than at other times of the year. The climate is extremely cold for the latitude in part due to the Siberian High bringing extremely cold polar air to the city in winters, whereas the relatively high elevation and proximity to the cold Sea of Okhotsk usually prevents the heat waves seen in lower areas of Sakha.

{{Weather box|width=auto

| open =y

| metric first = yes

| single line =y

| location = Neryungri

| Jan record high C = -5.6

| Feb record high C = -1.2

| Mar record high C = 7.4

| Apr record high C = 17.6

| May record high C = 28.1

| Jun record high C = 34.6

| Jul record high C = 34.8

| Aug record high C = 33.1

| Sep record high C = 26.3

| Oct record high C = 17.7

| Nov record high C = 4.6

| Dec record high C = -1.8

| year record high C = 34.8

| Jan high C = −26.2

| Feb high C = −20.1

| Mar high C = −10.2

| Apr high C = 0.4

| May high C = 10.4

| Jun high C = 20.2

| Jul high C = 22.3

| Aug high C = 19.2

| Sep high C = 9.8

| Oct high C = −2.7

| Nov high C = −17.3

| Dec high C = −26.7

| Jan mean C = −29.8

| Feb mean C = −24.7

| Mar mean C = −15.4

| Apr mean C = −4.5

| May mean C = 5.0

| Jun mean C = 13.9

| Jul mean C = 16.5

| Aug mean C = 13.3

| Sep mean C = 4.8

| Oct mean C = −6.8

| Nov mean C = −21.0

| Dec mean C = −30.1

| Jan low C = −33.2

| Feb low C = −29.0

| Mar low C = −20.7

| Apr low C = −9.6

| May low C = 0.0

| Jun low C = 7.9

| Jul low C = 11.2

| Aug low C = 8.1

| Sep low C = 0.4

| Oct low C = −10.5

| Nov low C = −24.6

| Dec low C = −33.4

| Jan record low C = −61.0

| Feb record low C = −56.9

| Mar record low C = −49.8

| Apr record low C = −37.0

| May record low C = −21.6

| Jun record low C = −6.4

| Jul record low C = −3.7

| Aug record low C = −8.0

| Sep record low C = −18.9

| Oct record low C = −38.7

| Nov record low C = −50.8

| Dec record low C = −57.9

| year record low C = −61.0

| Jan precipitation mm =15.7

| Feb precipitation mm =12.6

| Mar precipitation mm =15.6

| Apr precipitation mm =30.8

| May precipitation mm =59.7

| Jun precipitation mm =82.0

| Jul precipitation mm =111.9

| Aug precipitation mm =95.0

| Sep precipitation mm =84.7

| Oct precipitation mm =52.5

| Nov precipitation mm =27.3

| Dec precipitation mm =16.5

| source = {{cite web|title=weather for neryungri|url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/30393.htm#|access-date=17 Dec 2016}}

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{{Reflist}}

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. [http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12537 Neryungrinsky District]. {{in lang|ru}}
• {{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list0}}
• {{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list1}}
• {{Cite book|last=Поспелов|first=Е. М.|year=2008 |url=https://obuchalka.org/20201012125869/geograficheskie-nazvaniya-rossii-toponimicheskii-slovar-bolee-4000-edinic-pospelov-e-m-2008.html|title=Географические названия России. Топонимический словарь|trans-title=Geographical names of Russia. Toponymic Dictionary|language=ru|location=Москва|publisher=АСТ, Астрель|pages=1–523|isbn=978-5-17-054966-5}}

• {{in lang|ru}} [http://www.nerungri.ru Unofficial website of Neryungri]

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Category:Cities and towns in the Sakha Republic

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Category:Socialist planned cities

Category:Populated places established in 1975

Category:Former urban-type settlements of Sakha