Geography
Orhei district is located in the center of the Republic of Moldova. Does the neighborhood: in the north Rezina district, in east Ribnita and Dubasari districts, south Straseni and Criuleni, in the west and the west district of Calarasi, in west Telenesti District. Relief district land is divided into the following major orographic units:
1. Central Moldavian Plateau (Forest), north-east, is a combination of narrow valleys shaped ridge with deep valleys and wide slopes which are pieces of depressions called hîrtoape. 2. Corrugated plain, North of Moldova, which is characterized by gentle forms of relief, which determines the relative expression of soil erosion, but having the absolute lowest altitudes 200 – 250 m, which falls valley which crosses the river Raut from north to south and river Cogilnic. Land plateau formed by the municipalities, Raut river forms a data set of about 6500 hectares in size, which are located private land, pastures and others. 3. Nistrului Plateau and terraces of, is characterized by an altitude of 250–300 m, vertical fragmentation of 150 - 200m. The western slopes are slow, and the east down suddenly into the Nistru.
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