page_title: Ocnița District
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Ocnița District / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Днестр возле Атак и Каларашовки
context_page_description: Ocnița is a district in the north of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ocnița.
  The other major cities are Otaci and Frunză. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 56,100.
context_section_description: Ocnița district is located in northern Moldova and bordering the west Briceni District with Edineț District and Dondușeni District, south and southeast. To the north is bordered by Ukraine and between meridians 27°10′W and 27°50′W and 48°25′N. On the district is the most northerly point of the Republic of Moldova – the village Naslavcea coordinates: 48°28′02″N, 27°35′04″W. In general, the terrain is characterized by plains and gentle hills. Over the many little rivers, valleys landforms gets injured. Here come the daylight limestone rocks, forming rocky areas, called Toltre. In district is extracted precious building materials: limestone, quartz sand, clay shale. Maximum altitude in the district is located near the village Hădărăuți, reaching heights of 280 m.
caption: Nistru near the Otaci
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