Momsky District (; , Muoma uluuha, ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III 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 .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Khonuu. 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.
Geography The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The highest point of the Chersky Range, () 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 and average July temperature ranges from .Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Momsky District Average precipitation ranges from in the intermountain basin to in the mountains.
History The district was established on May 20, 1931. Prior to that, its territory was a part of Verkhoyansky District.
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.Moma Natural Park Official site
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Momsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into six rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Momsky Municipal District. Its six rural okrugs are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #173-Z #354-III The selo of Khonuu serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Inhabited localities + Administrative/municipal compositionRural okrugs/Rural settlementsPopulationRural localities in jurisdiction*Indigirsky()387selo of Buor-SysyMomsky()2,607selo of Khonuu (administrative center of the district) selo of Suon-TitSobolokhsky()304selo of SobolokhTebyulekhsky()198selo of Chumpu-KytylUlakhan-Chistaysky()713selo of SasyrChybagalakhsky()243selo of Kulun-Yelbyut
Economy The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture, including breeding of horses and cattle, fur farming, and reindeer herding.
Demographics As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows: Yakuts: 62.3% Evens: 30.5% Russians: 4.9% Yukaghir people: 0.5% others ethnicities: 1.8%
References Notes
Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Momsky District