Kurumkan
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Kurumkan
Курумкан | |
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Settlement | |
 The Barguzin Range rising above Kurumkan | |
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.svg)  Kurumkan  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 |
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 Census);[2] 5,957 (2002 Census);[3] 6,687 (1989 Soviet census).[4]
The name "Kurumkan" comes from the Evenk language and means a stone river.
