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Kirensky District
Kirensky District (russian: Ки́ренский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, Article 13 Municipally, it is incorporated as Kirensky Municipal District.Law #87-oz It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is .Russian Federal Statistics ServiceIrkutsk Oblast Municipal Formations Statistical Database Its administrative center is the town of Kirensk.Law #49-OZ As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,322, with the population of Kirensk accounting for 62.2% of that number. Geography Kirensky district is located in the northeastern area of Irkutsk Oblast. It borders to the north with the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and to the southeast with the Republic of Buryatia. The Lena flows across the district. Its main tributaries in the region are the Kirenga, Chechuy, Chaya, Pilyuda and Ichera. History The district was established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Cheeks
The Lena Cheeks (russian: Ленские щёки) is the name of a stretch of the Lena with peculiar rock formations in Kirensky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. This feature of the Lena basin is a tourist attraction regularly visited by river cruiser ''Mikhail Svetlov'' from Yakutsk. Description The Lena Cheeks area is a roughly canyon bound by cliffs where there are three characteristic rock formations known as "Cheeks". They are located between the mouths of the Ichera and the Chuya, upstream from the mouth of the Vitim and downstream from the abandoned village of Chastykh. The cliffs rise above a bend in the Lena, reaching a height of above the waters of the river. The total width of the Lena before reaching the area is about , narrowing to about within the canyon. The rocks are called First, Second and Third cheek, the latter being the furthest downstream. The First and Third cheeks rise above the right bank, and the Second above the left bank. Quotes The Cheeks of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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