Kurumkan (Russian: Курумка́н; Buryat and Mongolian: Хурамхаан, Khuramkhaan) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kurumkansky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located 413 kilometers (257 mi) from Ulan-Ude. Population: 5,465 (2010 Russian census);[2] 5,957 (2002 Census);[3] 6,687 (1989 Soviet census).[4]
Kurumkan Курумкан | |
---|---|
Settlement | |
![]() The Barguzin Range rising above Kurumkan | |
Coordinates: 54°19′N 110°19′E / 54.317°N 110.317°E[1] | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Republic of Buryatia |
District | Kurumkansky District |
Time zone | UTC+8:00 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Kurumkan_02.jpg/220px-Kurumkan_02.jpg)
Etymology
The name "Kurumkan" comes from the Evenk language and means a stone river.
Geography
Kurumkan is located by the Barguzin River, with the Barguzin Range rising to the west.[5]
Transportation
There is a bus that runs twice a day between Ulan-Ude and Kurumkan.