Momsky District

Momsky District
Момский улус (Russian)
Муома улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Momsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 66°27′18″N 143°13′11″E / 66.45500°N 143.21972°E / 66.45500; 143.21972Coordinates: 66°27′18″N 143°13′11″E / 66.45500°N 143.21972°E / 66.45500; 143.21972
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Khonuu[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
rural okrug 6
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 7
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Momsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 6
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 104,600 km2 (40,400 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 4,452 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.04/km2 (0.10/sq mi)[6]
Time zone SRET (UTC+11:00)[7]
Established May 20, 1931[8]
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Momsky District (Russian: Момский улу́с; Yakut: Муома улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] 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] Population: 4,452 (2010 Census);[5] 4,699 (2002 Census);[9] 5,505 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Khonuu accounts for 55.6% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The highest point (3,147 meters (10,325 ft)) of the Chersky Range, 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 °C (−33 °F) to −44 °C (−47 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +6 °C (43 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F).[8] 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.[8]

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.[8] Until then its territory was a part of Verkhoyansky District.

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture, including breeding of horses and cattle, fur farming and reindeer herding.[8]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Indigirsky National Nasleg
(Индигирский национальный наслег)		 387 198 (51.2%) 245 (48.8%)
Momsky National Nasleg
(Момский национальный наслег)		 2607 1199 (46.0%) 1408 (54.0%)
  • selo of Khonuu (administrative center of the district)
  • selo of Suon-Tit
Sobolokhsky National Nasleg
(Соболохский национальный наслег)		 304 148 (48.7%) 156 (51.3%)
Tebyulekhsky National Nasleg
(Тебюлехский национальный наслег)		 198 106 (53.5%) 92 (46.5%)
Ulakhan-Chistaysky National Nasleg
(Улахан-Чистайский национальный наслег)		 713 364 (51.1%) 349 (48.9%)
Chybagalakhsky National Nasleg
(Чыбагалахский национальный наслег)		 243 132 (54.3%) 111 (45.7%)

Divisional source:[11]
Population source:[5]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. 1 2 Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. ↑ Law #173-Z #354-III
  5. 1 2 3 4 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Momsky District (Russian)
  9. ↑ Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Verkhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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