Geography
Located in the extreme northwest of the Republic of Moldova, the district has neighborhood in northern Ukraine, Ocniţa District in the east, south Edineţ District, and west by Romania on the Prut river neighborhood. Criva village located in the district is the western point of the Republic of Moldova coordinates: 48 ° 16'20 "N 26 ° 40'23" E. District located on the Plateau of Moldavia, has a relief with a mean fragmentation. With a low land sliding process. Maximum altitude in the district is located near the village Bălcăuţi, reaching heights of 260 m.
In the southwestern of district reef chain stretching coral as "Toltrele Prutului" crosses river basin in several places Vilia and Lopatnic, creating segments of bad real fortress walls and natural stone with a strange configuration, the sea, enigmatic. Although they are subject to human intervention preserves Toltrels a significant part of its former beauty, left a legacy of the Sarmatian sea and Tortona sea, 15-20 million years ago.
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