Barguzinsky District
Encyclopedia
Barguzinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion
), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
. The area of the district is 18553 square kilometres (7,163.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Barguzin. District's population: 26,256 (2002 Census
); Population of Barguzin accounts for 30.4% of the district's population.
The district is situated at the mouth of the Barguzin River within the Barguzin Valley. The absolute height of the bottom of the basin ranges from 500 to 700 m, whereas the height of the surrounding mountain ranges up to 2000–2700 m above sea level.
In floodplain areas and terraces, the Barguzin River and its tributaries is characterized by the alternation of a mosaic of meadow steppe, steppe, and wetland spaces. Forest vegetation prevails in the foothill areas and on the slopes of the rivers (up to 1100–1300 m altitude). The forests are rich in berries, mushrooms, and nuts.
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The area of the district is 18553 square kilometres (7,163.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Barguzin. District's population: 26,256 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
); Population of Barguzin accounts for 30.4% of the district's population.
The district is situated at the mouth of the Barguzin River within the Barguzin Valley. The absolute height of the bottom of the basin ranges from 500 to 700 m, whereas the height of the surrounding mountain ranges up to 2000–2700 m above sea level.
In floodplain areas and terraces, the Barguzin River and its tributaries is characterized by the alternation of a mosaic of meadow steppe, steppe, and wetland spaces. Forest vegetation prevails in the foothill areas and on the slopes of the rivers (up to 1100–1300 m altitude). The forests are rich in berries, mushrooms, and nuts.