Kurumkansky District
District in Republic of Buryatia, Russia
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Kurumkansky District (Russian: Курумка́нский райо́н; Buryat: Хурамхаанай аймаг, Khuramkhaanai aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kurumkan.[1] 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.[4]
Kurumkansky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Хурамхаанай аймаг |
Village (selo) Baraghan, Kurumkansky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kurumkansky District in the Buryat Republic | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′N 110°19′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Established | December 11, 1970[2] |
| Administrative center | Kurumkan[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,450 km2 (4,810 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,007 |
| • Density | 1.205/km2 (3.122/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 5 Selsoviets, 4 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 28 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kurumkansky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 81630000 |
| Website | http://kurumkan.burnet.ru |
| 2010 Census | 15,007[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 16,235[7] |
| 1989 Census | 18,852[8] |
| 1979 Census | 17,928[9] |
History
The district was established on December 11, 1970.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kurumkansky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into five selsoviets and four somons, which comprise twenty-eight rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kurumkansky Municipal District.[5] Its five selsoviets and four somons are incorporated as ten rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Kurumkan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[5] district.
Demographics
As of the 2010 Census the ethnic breakdown of Kurumkansky District was the following:
Buryats: 65.04%
Russians: 30.07%
Evenks: 2.03%
Tatars: 0.08%
Ukrainians: 0.01%
Belarusians: 0.01%
Azerbaijanis: 0.01%
Others: 0.05%