Momsky District
title: "Momsky District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["districts-of-the-sakha-republic"] topic_path: "general/districts-of-the-sakha-republic" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momsky_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian district"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Momsky District |
| ru_name | Момский улус |
| loc_name1 | Муома улууhа |
| loc_lang1 | Yakut |
| image_map | |
| map_caption | Location of Momsky District in the Sakha Republic |
| image_view | Массив Буордах.jpg |
| image_caption | Buordakh Mountain, Ulakhan-Chistay Range, Momsky District |
| coordinates | |
| image_flag | Flag of Momsky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Momsky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| federal_subject | Sakha Republic |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_ctr_name | Khonuu |
| adm_ctr_ref | |
| selsoviet_type1 | Rural okrugs |
| no_of_selsoviets_type1 | 6 |
| no_of_rural_localities | 7 |
| counts_ref | |
| mun_formation1 | Momsky Municipal District |
| mun_formation1_ref | |
| mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements | 0 |
| mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements | 6 |
| mun_formation1_counts_ref | |
| area_km2 | 104600 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 4452 |
| urban_pop_2010census | 0% |
| rural_pop_2010census | 100% |
| established_date | May 20, 1931 |
| established_date_ref | |
| :: |
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Geography
The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The highest point of the Chersky Range, (3003 m) 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 and average July temperature ranges from +6 to. Average precipitation ranges from 150 - in the intermountain basin to 500 - 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.
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. The selo of Khonuu serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Inhabited localities
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| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
|---|---|---|
| Indigirsky | ||
| (Индигирский) | 387 | |
| Momsky | ||
| (Момский) | 2,607 | |
| 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.
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
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
- Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
- Law #172-Z #351-III
- Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [https://web.archive.org/web/20031028043425/http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/moma/index.shtml Momsky District] {{in lang. ru
- [http://parkmomsky.com/?page_id=2&lang=ru Moma Natural Park Official site]
- Law #173-Z #354-III
- "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
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