Glodeni District is bordered by
Riscani District on the north,
Balti Municipality on the east,
Falesti District on the south and
Romania on the west. The district is a hilly plain, fragmented by valleys which are higher in the west with a slight incline to their merge with the Prut. In the western part of the district, the localities of
Balatina,
Cobani,
Butesti, and
Camenca possess a number of natural resources, including gravel and sand (near the Prut), building stone (Balatina, Butesti, Camenca, Cobani),
limestone (
Cuhnesti,
Viişoara) and
clay (
Glodeni,
Danu and
Iabloana). Soils are primarily
Chernozemic and
loamy. The highest altitude in the district is , in the west.
Climate The annual average temperature is degrees. In January, the average temperature is degrees and degrees in July. Annual rainfall is . In rainy years up to is possible, while in dry years it can be as little as .
Fauna The district has fauna typical of Central Europe, including fox,
weasel,
marten,
deer,
woodpecker,
turtle dove and
pheasant in forests and
boar,
ondatra,
otter,
duck,
wild cat,
egret near the Prut.
gopher,
field mice,
rabbits and
partridges inhabit the
steppe regions.
Flora Forests occupy 8.5 percent of the district, and consist of
oak,
acacia,
poplar,
ash,
maple,
elm and
hazel. Undergrowth includes
blackthorn and
blackberry.
Steppe and
forest steppe vegetation includes grasses,
knotweed,
clover and
wormwood.
Pădurea Domnească were given to
Moldova in 2006 by
Poland; now they are found in the
Pădurea Domnească nature reserve.|alt=European bison, facing right and looking at the camera The Pădurea Domnească nature reserve is located in the mid-Prut Valley area, extending between
Criva and
Pruteni. A forest under state protection since 1993, it is one of the most valuable meadows and old
floodplain forests in Europe. The reserve covers an area of , of which is forest. In the reserve are gorges, caves and waterfalls; a deposit of fossilized
coral; over 3,500 prehistoric
mounds of unknown origin; a prehistoric lake bed with trees reaching heights of and a colony of over 1,000
herons which nest in the oaks.
Rivers The Prut borders Romania. Smaller rivers include the
Camenca, Căldăruşa and the Glodeni (in the Prut basin) and Copăceanca (in the
Răut River basin). The district contains of lakes and
ponds, which are popular summer retreats for tourists and local people. ==Demographics==