Geography and Agriculture
As of December 31, 2003 the district area is 888.98 km², including:
- 60.23% of land used for agriculture, of which 81.85% is arable land (49.30% of district area)
- 39.77% not used for agriculture, of which 63.47% are forests (25.24% of district area)
- number of agricultural companies: 521
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