Еравнинский район (на англ.яз.)
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Yeravnensky  district  was  established in 1927.It covers 25646 square km. «The Blue Lakes Krai», as it is known in Buryatia, borders on the Chita region in the east, in the southwest on Khorinsk district, in the northeast on Baunt district.

The distance between  the  district  centre  of   Sosnovoozersk and Ulan-Ude  is 304 km. In Yeravna live 18517 people  in  22  populated  area.

The district’s population is different: Russians,  Buryats, Ukrainians, Tatars and other nationalities.

The climate is extreme continental. The frosts in snowy winter are severely cold. The summers are short and hot with few rainy days.

All territory of district is in the zone of the taiga. The taiga is a nice coniferous forest. There  are  a great variety of trees in it: larch, pine, birch, aspen. The taiga is rich in berries: great bilberry, cowberry, wild rose. There are many animals in taiga: bear, wolf, fox, elk, Manchurian deer, trot, squirrel, polecat, hare, goat, musk-rat,  ets. There are many arts of birds in taiga: hazel - grous, capercailzie, black-cock, woodpecker, owl, cuckoo, ets.

The district is rich in mineral springs: «Khurete», «Marakta», «Uta-Nur», «Daban-Gorhon»,ets.  They are famous for their healthy quality.

Today the district is an industrially and agriculturally developed region with social and cultural sphere.

Words

-to be established - быть созданным, образованным

-square - квадратный

-cover - охватывать

-to border on-граничить с …

-larch - лиственница

-pine - сосна

-birch - берёза

-aspen - осина

-great bilberry-голубика

-cowberry - брусника

-wild rose-шиповник

-elk-лось

-trot-рысь

-squirrel-белка

-polecat-хорек

-musk-rat-ондатра

-hazel - grouse-рябчик

-capercailzie - глухарь

-black - cock-тетерев

-wood - pecker-дятел

-owl - сова

-mineral springs-минеральные источники

Answer the questions

1).When was Yeravnensky district established?

2).How many people live in Yeravna?

3).How large is its territory?

4).What districts does Yeravna border on?

5).What types of climate can you find in Yeravna?

6).What can you tell about flora and fauna of Yeravna?

7).How numerous and dense is the population of Yeravna?