Chitinsky District ( Russian : Чити́нский райо́н ) is an administrative district ( raion ), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai , Russia . It is located in the west of the krai , and borders with Karymsky District in the east, Duldurginsky District in the south, and with Khiloksky District in the west. The area of the district is 16,100 square kilometers (6,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Chita . Population (excluding the administrative center): 64,642 ( 2010 Census ) ; 62,221 ( 2002 Census ); 62,366 ( 1989 Soviet census ) .
6-467: The district was established on September 26, 1937. The Yablonoi Mountains and the Chersky Range stretch from NE to SW across the district, one west and the other east of the city of Chita. The mountains are smooth and of moderate height. They are mainly covered by larch taiga . The Arakhley Lake is located west of Chita. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Chitinsky District
12-472: Is especially rich in tin . The city of Chita lies between the Yablonoi Mountains to the west and the Chersky Range to the east. The Trans-Siberian Railroad passes the mountains at Chita and runs parallel to the range before going through a tunnel to bypass the heights. The Yablonoi Mountains stretch for about 650 kilometres (400 mi) in a northeast–southwest direction. They rise mostly in
18-441: Is one of the thirty-one in the krai. The city of Chita serves as its administrative center . As a municipal division , the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations— Chitinsky Municipal District , to which three urban-type settlements and fifty-four of the administrative district's rural localities belong, and Chita Urban Okrug, which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including
24-565: The city of Chita and the remaining rural locality. Yablonoi Mountains The Yablonoi Mountains or Yablonovy Mountains (Russian: Яблоновый хребет , Buryat : Яабланай шэлэ нуруу , Yaablanai shele nuruu ; Mongolian : Яблоны нуруу , Yablony nuruu ) are a mountain range , in Transbaikal (mainly in Zabaykalsky Krai ), Siberia , Russia . The range is sparsely inhabited with most settlements engaged in mining. The area
30-879: The northwestern edge of the range, together with its tributaries the Konda and the Karenga , which flow northeastwards. To the southwest flow the Khilok and the Ingoda and in the northeast the Olyokma . The slopes of the Yablonoviy Range are covered with larch and occasional fir and silver fir taiga . Pine forests are quite common on the southern slopes of the range. Peaks higher than 1,200–1,400 metres are covered with mountain tundra with bare summits (golets) at higher altitudes. This Asia mountain, mountain range, or peak related article
36-585: The western part of the Zabaikalsky Krai, with a small section in the southeastern part of Buryatia . The width of the range varies between 20 kilometres (12 mi) and 120 kilometres (75 mi). The Vitim Plateau lies to the north and the Borshchovochny Range to the east of the range. The tallest peak is Kontalaksky Golets , a "golets" -type of mountain with a bald peak, at 1,706 metres (5,597 ft) above sea level. The Vitim River flows at
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