Krasnochikoysky District ( Russian : Красночикойский райо́н ) is an administrative and municipal 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 28,600 square kilometers (11,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo ) of Krasny Chikoy . Population: 19,453 ( 2010 Census ) ; 21,576 ( 2002 Census ); 23,061 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The population of Krasny Chikoy accounts for 36.3% of the district's total population.
5-461: The Khentei-Daur Highlands are located in the southern part of the district, including the Chikokon Range with Bystrinsky Golets , the highest point of the highlands. The district was established in 1933. Khentei-Daur Highlands The Khentei-Daur Highlands (Russian: Хэнтэй-Даурское нагорье ), also known as Khentei-Chikoy Highlands (Хэнтэ́й-Чико́йское наго́рье) are
10-624: A mountainous area in the Zabaykalsky 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. The Khentei-Daur Highlands are a mountain region located at the southwestern limits of Zabaykalsky Krai, near
15-488: 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 1,500 meters (4,900 ft) and 2,000 meters (6,600 ft). The highest point is 2,519 metres (8,264 ft) high Bystrinsky Golets , also known as Barun-Shabartuy (Бару́н-Ша́бартуй). The area of
20-779: The highlands is limited by the valley of the Chikoy River to the northwest, beyond which rises the Malkhan Range of the Selenga Highlands (Селенгинское среднегорье). the Menza River , main tributary of the Chikoy, flows to the west, and the Onon River to the east, with the Mongolian border to the south. The Daur Range (Даурский хребет) stretches northeastwards from the northeastern limit of
25-399: The highlands. The mountains are characterized by steep slopes, with kurums and rocky ledges. Some of the highest ridges are crowned by Goltsy -type (гольцы) bare rocky summits. There are some traces of Pleistocene glaciation in mountain ridges and river valleys across the highlands. The main subranges of the Khentei-Daur Highlands are: The prevailing forest cover of the ranges of
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