Khonuu

Khonuu (Хонуу; Хонуу, Xonuu) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Momsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Indigirka River. Population:

Geography
Khonuu is located approximately 800 km northeast of the republic's capital city of Yakutsk, in the lowlands between the Moma Mountains to the northeast and the Chersky Range to the southwest. It is also situated on the right bank of the Indigirka River, just downstream of the confluence with its tributary the Moma.

History
It was founded in 1931.

The nearby Moma Natural Park is a major tourist attraction that was established on 18 June 1996.

Demographics
Yakuts, who are primarily hunters or reindeer herders, make up 67% of the population. Other ethnicities include Russians (15.1%), Evens (11.8%), Evenks (0.5%), and Yukaghirs (0.1%).

Transportation
There are no railroads or paved roads, but there is a flight service to Yakutsk via the nearby Moma Airport.

Climate
Khonuu has an extreme subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfd). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from -49 to -43 C in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +7 to +21 C. Precipitation is quite low and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.