{{Infobox Russian district |en_name=Momsky District |ru_name=Момский улус |loc_name1=Муома улууhа |loc_lang1=Yakut |image_map={{Russia district OSM 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 = {{coord|66|27|N|143|13|E|type:adm2nd_region:RU|display=inline,title}} |image_flag=Flag of Momsky rayon (Yakutia).png |image_coa=Coat of Arms of Momsky rayon (Yakutia).png |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Sakha Republic |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_const" /> |adm_ctr_name=Khonuu |adm_ctr_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |selsoviet_type1=Rural okrugs |no_of_selsoviets_type1=6 |no_of_rural_localities=7 |counts_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |mun_formation1=Momsky Municipal District |mun_formation1_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_mun0" /> |mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements=0 |mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements=6 |mun_formation1_counts_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_mun1" /> |mun_formation1_leader_title= |mun_formation1_leader_title_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_name= |mun_formation1_leader_name_ref= |mun_formation1_representative_body= |mun_formation1_representative_body_ref= |area_km2=104600 |area_km2_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |pop_2010census=4452 |urban_pop_2010census=0% |rural_pop_2010census=100% |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=May 20, 1931 |established_date_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |website= }} {{Infobox |bodystyle=width:23.5em |title=Population of Momsky District |label1=2010 Census |data1=4,452<ref name="2010Census" /> |label2=2002 Census |data2=4,699<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref> |label3=1989 Census |data3=5,505<ref name="1989Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}</ref> |label4=1979 Census |data4=4,202<ref name="1979Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}</ref> }} '''Momsky District''' ({{langx|ru|Момский улу́с}}; {{langx|sah|Муома улууһа}}, ''Muoma uluuha'', {{IPA|sah|muoma uluːha|}}) is an administrative<ref name="SakhaR_const">Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45</ref> and municipal<ref name="SakhaR_mun0">Law #172-Z #351-III</ref> district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic.<!-- and borders District in the north, District in the east, District in the southeast, District in the south, and District in the west.--> The area of the district is {{convert|104600|km2|sp=us}}.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist">Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic</ref> Its administrative center is the rural locality (a ''selo'') of Khonuu.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> 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.<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>
==Geography== The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The highest point of the Chersky Range, ({{convert|3003|m|sp=us}}) 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 {{convert|-36|to|-44|C}} and average July temperature ranges from {{convert|+6|to|+14|C}}.<ref name="SEPM">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}}</ref> Average precipitation ranges from {{convert|150|-|200|mm|sp=us}} in the intermountain basin to {{convert|500|-|600|mm|sp=us}} in the mountains.<ref name="SEPM" />
==History== The district was established on May 20, 1931.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> Prior to that, its territory was a part of Verkhoyansky District.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
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.<ref>[http://parkmomsky.com/?page_id=2&lang=ru Moma Natural Park Official site]</ref>
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Momsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.<ref name="SakhaR_const" /> The district is divided into six rural okrugs (''naslegs'') which comprise seven rural localities.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as '''Momsky Municipal District'''.<ref name="SakhaR_mun0" /> Its six rural okrugs are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.<ref name="SakhaR_mun1">Law #173-Z #354-III</ref> The ''selo'' of Khonuu serves as the administrative center of both the administrative<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> and municipal<ref name="SakhaR_mun0" /> district.
===Inhabited localities=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:75%" |+ Administrative<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" />/municipal<ref name="SakhaR_mun1" /> composition |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="left" !Rural okrugs/Rural settlements !Population<ref name="2010Census" /> !Rural localities in jurisdiction* |- |valign="top"|Indigirsky<br/>({{lang|ru|Индигирский}}) |align="center"|387 | *'''''selo'' of Buor-Sysy''' |- |valign="top"|Momsky<br/>({{lang|ru|Момский}}) |align="center"|2,607 | *'''''selo'' of Khonuu''' (administrative center of the district) *''selo'' of Suon-Tit |- |valign="top"|Sobolokhsky<br/>({{lang|ru|Соболохский}}) |align="center"|304 | *'''''selo'' of Sobolokh''' |- |valign="top"|Tebyulekhsky<br/>({{lang|ru|Тебюлехский}}) |align="center"|198 | *'''''selo'' of Chumpu-Kytyl''' |- |valign="top"|Ulakhan-Chistaysky<br/>({{lang|ru|Улахан-Чистайский}}) |align="center"|713 | *'''''selo'' of Sasyr''' |- |valign="top"|Chybagalakhsky<br/>({{lang|ru|Чыбагалахский}}) |align="center"|243 | *'''''selo'' of Kulun-Yelbyut''' |} {{small|*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.<ref name="SEPM" />
==Demographics== As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:<ref name=census2021>{{cite web|title=Национальный состав населения|url=https://14.rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/2(106).xlsx|publisher=Federal State Statistics Service|accessdate=17 June 2023}}</ref> *Yakuts: 62.3% *Evens: 30.5% *Russians: 4.9% *Yukaghir people: 0.5% *others ethnicities: 1.8%
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''. [http://old.sakha.gov.ru/node/12534 Momsky District] {{in lang|ru}} *{{RussiaBasicLawRef|sa}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list0}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list1}}
{{Sakha Republic}} {{Rural localities in Momsky District}} {{Authority control}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2013}}
Category:Districts of the Sakha Republic