Momsky District
Момский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutМуома улууhа
Buordakh Mountain, Ulakhan-Chistay Range, Momsky District
Buordakh Mountain, Ulakhan-Chistay Range, Momsky District
Flag of Momsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Momsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Momsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 66°27′N 143°13′E / 66.450°N 143.217°E / 66.450; 143.217
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedMay 20, 1931[2]
Administrative centerKhonuu[2]
Area
[2]
 • Total104,600 km2 (40,400 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total4,452
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
4,073 (−8.5%)
 • Density0.043/km2 (0.11/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions6 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[2]7 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMomsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[6]0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID98633000
Population of Momsky District
2010 Census4,452[3]
2002 Census4,699[8]
1989 Census5,505[9]
1979 Census4,202[10]

Momsky District (Russian: Момский улу́с; Yakut: Муома улууһа, Muoma uluuha, IPA: [muoma uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 104,600 square kilometers (40,400 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Khonuu.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 4,452, with the population of Khonuu accounting for 55.6% of that number.[3]

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The highest point of the Chersky Range, (3,003 meters (9,852 ft)) high Mount Pobeda, is located in the district. The main river in the district is the Indigirka with its tributaries the Moma and the Chibagalakh.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −36 to −44 °C (−33 to −47 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +6 to +14 °C (43 to 57 °F).[11] Average precipitation ranges from 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in) in the intermountain basin to 500–600 millimeters (20–24 in) in the mountains.[11]

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.[2] Prior to that, its territory was a part of Verkhoyansky District.[citation needed]

The Moma Natural Park, located in the Moma River valley and the Ulakhan-Chistay Range of the southern part of the district, is a major tourist attraction that was established on 18 June 1996.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Momsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] The district is divided into six rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise seven rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Momsky Municipal District.[5] Its six rural okrugs are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Khonuu serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[5] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative[2]/municipal[6] composition
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population[3] Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Indigirsky
(Индигирский) 		387
Momsky
(Момский) 		2,607
  • selo of Khonuu (administrative center of the district)
  • selo of Suon-Tit
Sobolokhsky
(Соболохский) 		304
Tebyulekhsky
(Тебюлехский) 		198
Ulakhan-Chistaysky
(Улахан-Чистайский) 		713
Chybagalakhsky
(Чыбагалахский) 		243

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture, including breeding of horses and cattle, fur farming, and reindeer herding.[11]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[13]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ^ a b c d Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Law #172-Z #351-III
  6. ^ a b c Law #173-Z #354-III
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
  11. ^ a b c Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Momsky District (in Russian)
  12. ^ Moma Natural Park Official site
  13. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

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