Momsky District

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Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The highest point of the Chersky Range, (Script error: No such module "convert".) 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

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History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.[3] Prior to that, its territory was a part of Verkhoyansky District.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.[6]

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.[3] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Momsky Municipal District.[2] Its six rural okrugs are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The selo of Khonuu serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[3] and municipal[2] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative[3]/municipal[7] composition
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population[4] Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Indigirsky
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387
Momsky
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2,607
  • selo of Khonuu (administrative center of the district)
  • selo of Suon-Tit
Sobolokhsky
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304
Tebyulekhsky
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198
Ulakhan-Chistaysky
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713
Chybagalakhsky
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243

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Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture, including breeding of horses and cattle, fur farming, and reindeer herding.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]

References

Notes

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  1. a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. a b c Law #172-Z #351-III
  3. a b c d e f Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
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  5. a b c Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Momsky District Template:In lang
  6. Moma Natural Park Official site
  7. a b Law #173-Z #354-III
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Sources

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