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Krasnochikoysky District
Krasnochikoysky District (russian: Красночикойский райо́н) is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai, and borders with Khiloksky District in the north, Ulyotovsky District in the east, and Kyrinsky District in the south. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Krasny Chikoy. Population: 21,576 ( 2002 Census); The population of Krasny Chikoy accounts for 36.3% of the district's total population. Geography The Khentei-Daur Highlands are located in the southern part of the district, including the Chikokon Range with Bystrinsky Golets Bystrinsky Golets (russian: link=no, Быстринский Голец), also known as Barun-Shabartuy, is a mountain in the Chikokon Range. Administratively it is part of the Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menza River
russian: Менза , image = Менза.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = View of the river , pushpin_map = Russia Zabaykalsky Krai , pushpin_map_size = , pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Transbaikal Krai, Russia , source1_location = Khentii Mountains , source1_coordinates = , source1_elevation = , mouth = Chikoy , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = Chikoy→ , subdivision_type1 = Countries , subdivision_name1 = Russia, Mongolia , subdivision_type2 = Province and Federal subject , subdivision_name2 = Töv Province and Transbaikal Krai , length = , discharge1_avg = , basin_size = The Menza (russian: Менза; mn, Минж гол) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia, and Töv Province, Mongolia. It is the largest tributary of the Chikoy. Its length is . The area of its basin is . Course The Menza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulyotovsky District
Ulyotovsky District (russian: Улётовский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities It is located in the southwest of the krai, and borders with Khiloksky District in the north, Duldurginsky District in the east, Kyrinsky District in the south, and with Krasnochikoysky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Ulyoty. Population: 21,337 ( 2002 Census); The population of Ulyoty accounts for 32.0% of the district's total population. History The district was established on January 4, 1926. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ulyotovsky District is one of the thirty-one in the krai. The ''selo'' of Ulyoty serves as its administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bystrinsky Golets
Bystrinsky Golets (russian: link=no, Быстринский Голец), also known as Barun-Shabartuy, is a mountain in the Chikokon Range. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation. The mountain was officially declared a natural monument in 1988.Resolution of the Chita Oblast Executive Committee No. 593. 29 December 1988 Geography This high mountain is the highest point of the Khentei-Daur Highlands, part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It is located in the western part of the highlands, just a little north of the border with Mongolia. the Bystrinsky Golets is a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak that rises just above the source of the Chikoy River.Google Earth The Bystrinsky Golets is part of the Chikoy National Park. See also *List of mountains in Russia This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia. List by elevation Over 5000 meters 4000 to 4999 meters 3000 to 3999 meters 2000 to 2999 meters 1000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikokon Range
The Chikokon Range ( rus, Чикоконский хребет) is a mountain range in the Transbaikal Region (Zabaykalsky Krai) of Siberia, Russia. The range is named after the Chikokon River, a small left tributary of the Chikoy River. The Chikokon Range is within the limits of the Trans-Baikal conifer forests ecoregion. The Chikoy National Park is located in the area of the range. Geography The Chikokon Range is part of the Khentei-Daur Highlands, South Siberian System. It rises in the interfluve of the Chikoy River, a right tributary of the Selenga, and some tributaries of the Onon River. The southern part of the ridge acts as watershed between the Arctic and Pacific oceans. The relief is characterized by steep slopes. Traces of Pleistocene glaciation in the form of sediments are present in certain places of the range. The mountain chain stretches roughly northeastwards for over from Mongolia until the confluence of the Chikoy and Chikokon rivers. The maximum width of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khentei-Daur Highlands
The Khentei-Daur Highlands ( rus, Хэнтэй-Даурское нагорье), also known as Khentei-Chikoy Highlands ''(Хэнтэ́й-Чико́йское наго́рье)'' are a mountainous area in the Transbaikal Krai, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Owing to a number of factors —such as tectonic faults, rock fissuring, and density of river networks— the Khentei-Daur Highlands are the second region in the Transbaikal area regarding the formation and occurrence of aufeis (naleds) sheets. Geography The Khentei-Daur Highlands are a mountain region located at the southwestern limits of Transbaikal Krai, near the border with northeastern Mongolia.They include a number of medium height mountain ranges, as well as a wide intermontane basin, the Altan-Kyrin Depression. The average height of the highland peaks is between and . The highest point is high Bystrinsky Golets, also known as Barun-Shabartuy (Бару́н-Ша́бартуй). The area of the highlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Census (2002)
The Russian Census of 2002 (russian: Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да) was the first census of the Russian Federation since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat). Data collection The census data were collected as of midnight October 9, 2002. Resident population The census was primarily intended to collect statistical information about the resident population of Russian Federation. The resident population included: * Russian citizens living in Russia (including those temporarily away from the country, provided the absence from the country was expected to last less than one year); * non-citizens (i.e. foreign citizens and stateless persons) who were any of the following: ** legal permanent residents; ** persons who have arrived in the country with the intent to settle permanently or to seek asylum, regar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Types Of Inhabited Localities In Russia
The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. Classes During the Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union, including the Russian SFSR, had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects.Articles 71 and 72 of the Constitution of Russia do not name issues of the administrative and territorial structure among the tasks handled on the federal level or jointly with the governments of the federal subjects. As such, all federal subjects pass their own laws establishing the system of the administrative-territorial divisions on their territories. While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ... is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and many African countries), a (, plural form , literally 'chief place' or 'main place'), is a town or city that is important from an administrative perspective. Algeria The capital of an Algerian province is called a chef-lieu. The capital of a Districts of Algeria, district, the next largest division, is also called a chef-lieu, whilst the capital of the lowest division, the Municipalities of Algeria, municipalities, is called agglomération de chef-lieu (chef-lieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrinsky District
Kyrinsky District (russian: Кыринский райо́н) is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai, and borders with Ulyotovsky District in the north. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Kyra. Population: 16,016 ( 2002 Census); The population of Kyra accounts for 33.4% of the district's total population. Geography The Khentei-Daur Highlands The Khentei-Daur Highlands ( rus, Хэнтэй-Даурское нагорье), also known as Khentei-Chikoy Highlands ''(Хэнтэ́й-Чико́йское наго́рье)'' are a mountainous area in the Transbaikal Krai, Far Eastern Federa ... are located in the eastern part of the district. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khiloksky District
Khiloksky District (russian: Хилокский райо́н) is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai, and borders with Ulyotovsky District in the east, Krasnochikoysky District in the south, and with Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ... of Khilok. Population: 33,434 ( 2002 Census); The population of Khilok accounts for 36.3% of the district's total population. History The district was established on February 11, 1935. Gallery Badinskaya steppe in Khiloksk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikoy River
The Chikoy (russian: Чикой; mn, Цѳх гол, ''Tsökh gol''; bua, Сүхэ гол, ''Sükhe gol'') is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai and the Republic of Buryatia, Buryat Republic in Russia, which partially flows along the Russia-Mongolia border. It is a right tributary of the Selenga. The length of the Chikoy is . The area of its drainage basin, basin is . Course The Chikoy has its source in the Chikokon Range, in the northern slopes of the Bystrinsky Golets peak. Its valley forms the northwestern limit of the Khentei-Daur Highlands. The river usually freezes over in late October or early November and stays icebound until April or early May. Its largest tributary is the Menza (river), Menza. See also *List of rivers of Russia *Chikoy National Park *Selenga Highlands References External links * Rivers of Zabaykalsky Krai Rivers of Buryatia Rivers of Mongolia Mongolia–Russia border {{Mongolia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krai
A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR. Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" (''kroit'''), "to cut". Historically, krais were vast territories located along the periphery of the Russian state, since the word ''krai'' also means ''border'' or ''edge'', i.e., ''a place of the cut-off''. In English the term is often translated as "territory". , the administrative usage of the term is mostly traditional, as some oblasts also fit this description and there is no difference in constitutional legal status in Russia between the krais and the oblasts. See also * Krais of the Russian Empire * Krais of Russia * Governorate-General (Russian Empire), a general term for Krais, Oblasts, and special city municipalities in the Russian Empire *Oblast ;Foreign terms (in relation to the Russian "Krai") with similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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