Nucla

Nucla is a statutory town in , United States. The population was 585 as of the 2020 census, down from 711 in 2010. Its name comes from the town founders' intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium mining in the region.
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  • Town with about 590 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 5,790 feet (1,760 metres)
  • Description: town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States
  • Postal code: 81424
  • Also known as
    “Nucla, CO”
    “Nucla, Colorado”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naturita.
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is a statutory town in , United States. is situated 3½ miles south of Nucla.

Nucla

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Latitude
38.26636° or 38° 15′ 59″ north
Longitude
-108.5484° or 108° 32′ 54″ west
UN/LOCODE
US NUA
Open location code
85CH7F82+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33128856
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5433165
Wiki­data ID
Q2206973

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Nucla” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نوكلا”
  • Basque: “Nucla”
  • Catalan: “Nucla”
  • Cebuano: “Nucla”
  • Chechen: “Нюкла”
  • Chinese: “纽克拉”
  • Dutch: “Nucla”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نوكلا”
  • French: “Nucla”
  • German: “Nucla”
  • Gilaki: “نوکلا (کؤلؤرادؤ)”
  • Gilaki: “نوکلا”
  • Hebrew: “נוקלה”
  • Hungarian: “Nucla”
  • Italian: “Nucla”
  • Ladin: “Nucla”
  • Mazanderani: “نوکلا”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nucla”
  • Navajo: “Dáʼákʼehtaʼ”
  • Newari: “न्युक्ला, कोलोर्याडो”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nucla”
  • Norwegian: “Nucla”
  • Persian: “نوکلا”
  • Polish: “Nucla”
  • Portuguese: “Nucla”
  • Serbian: “Nucla”
  • Serbian: “Нукла”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nucla, Colorado”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nucla”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نوکلا، کولورادو”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نوکلا”
  • Spanish: “Nucla”
  • Tatar: “Нюкла”
  • Ukrainian: “Нюкла”
  • Urdu: “نوکلا، کولوراڈو”
  • Uzbek: “Nucla”
  • Volapük: “Nucla”
  • Welsh: “Nucla, Colorado”
  • Welsh: “Nucla”

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