Yeravninsky District ( Russian : Ера́внинский райо́н ; Buryat : Яруунын аймаг , Yaruunyn aimag ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia , Russia . It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 25,600 square kilometers (9,900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo ) of Sosnovo-Ozerskoye . As of the 2010 Census , the total population of the district was 18,705, with the population of Sosnovo-Ozerskoye accounting for 32.8% of that number.
6-617: The territory of the district is bound by foothills of large mountain ranges on all sides: from the southeast the spurs of the Yablonoi Mountains , from the south the Tsagan-Khurtei Range and from the west the Selenga Highlands . The Konda River flows across the district. The Yeravna-Khorga Lake System is located in the western part. The district was established on September 26, 1927. Within
12-778: A bald peak, at 1,706 metres (5,597 ft) above sea level. The Vitim River flows at 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
18-563: A northeast–southwest direction. They rise mostly in 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
24-561: Is sparsely inhabited with most settlements engaged in mining. The area 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
30-477: The framework of administrative divisions , Yeravninsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia . The district is divided into six selsoviets and eight somons , which comprise twenty-two rural localities . As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Yeravninsky Municipal District . Its six selsoviets and eight somons are incorporated as fourteen rural settlements within
36-602: The municipal district. The selo of Sosnovo-Ozerskoye serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district. 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
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