Khonuu

Khonuu (English)
Хонуу (Russian)
-  Inhabited locality  -

Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia
Khonuu
Coordinates:
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic
Administrative center of Momsky District
Statistics
Population (2002 Census) 2,494 inhabitants[1]

Khonuu (Russian: Хонуу) is a village in the Sakha Republic, Russia, and is the administrative center of the Momsky District. It is located on the east side of the Indigirka River. The local population are primarily Yakuts who are hunters or reindeer herders.

There are no railroads or paved roads to the town, but there is an airport runway and flight service to Yakutsk.[2]

References

  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  2. ^ (26 February 2010). Trekking & Climbing: Burustakh – Pobeda Peak – Sasyr – Khonuu, AskYakutia.com
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