Geography
The district has an area, as of 1997, of 360.74 square kilometers (139.28 sq mi). Of this area, 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) or 3.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 133.15 km2 (51.41 sq mi) or 36.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) or 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and 143.3 km2 (55.3 sq mi) or 39.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Out of the forested land, 27.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for growing crops. Of the water in the district, 0.4% is in lakes and 1.2% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 18.1% is unproductive vegetation and 21.6% is too rocky for vegetation.
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