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Kurumkansky District

Kurumkansky District
Курумканский район (Russian)
Хурамхаанай аймаг (Buryat)
Location Of Kurumkansky District (Buryatia).svg
Location of Kurumkansky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 54°19′N 110°19′E / 54.317°N 110.317°E / 54.317; 110.317Coordinates: 54°19′N 110°19′E / 54.317°N 110.317°E / 54.317; 110.317
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Village (selo) Baraghan, Kurumkansky District
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Buryatia
Administrative structure (as of July 2013)
Administrative center selo of Kurumkan
Administrative divisions:
Selsoviets 5
Somons 4
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 28
Municipal structure (as of October 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Kurumkansky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 10
Statistics
Area 12,450 km2 (4,810 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 15,007 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
Density 1.21/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)
Established December 11, 1970
Official website
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Population of Kurumkansky District
2010 Census 15,007
2002 Census 16,235
1989 Census 18,852
1979 Census 17,928

Kurumkansky District (Russian: Курумка́нский райо́н; Buryat: Хурамхаанай аймаг) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 12,450 square kilometers (4,810 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kurumkan. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 15,007, with the population of Kurumkan accounting for 36.4% of that number.

The district was established on December 11, 1970.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kurumkansky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. The district is divided into five selsoviets and four somons, which comprise twenty-eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kurumkansky Municipal District. Its five selsoviets and four somons are incorporated as ten rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Kurumkan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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