Kurumkan
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Kurumkan is a small town, the administrative center of Kurumkansky District
in Russia.
The name Kurumkan came from Evenk language which means a stone river. It is located on the north and the distance between Kurumkan and Ulan-Ude
is 413 km. The population in 2008 was 6278. There is a bus that runs twice a day between Ulan-Ude
and Kurumkan. Kurumkan has a small hotel that calls Tuyaa. The hotel has 18 suits where 8 suits have 2 beds, 6 suits have 1 bed and 4 suits have 4 beds.
Three branches of Russian banks are available in Kurumkan that are Rosbank
, Sberbank
and Rosselhozbank. All branches have currency exchange services and ATM 24 hours.
The republic is located in the south-central region of Siberia
along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal
.
on the northern shores of Lake Baikal
.
, tungsten
, zinc
, uranium
, and more.
Kurumkansky District
Kurumkansky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kurumkan. District's population: 16,235 ; Population of Kurumkan accounts for 36.7% of...
in Russia.
The name Kurumkan came from Evenk language which means a stone river. It is located on the north and the distance between Kurumkan and Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga...
is 413 km. The population in 2008 was 6278. There is a bus that runs twice a day between Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga...
and Kurumkan. Kurumkan has a small hotel that calls Tuyaa. The hotel has 18 suits where 8 suits have 2 beds, 6 suits have 1 bed and 4 suits have 4 beds.
Three branches of Russian banks are available in Kurumkan that are Rosbank
Rosbank
Rosbank is a Russian commercial bank that was founded in 1993. It is the 8th biggest bank in Russia by assets and is a member of the french group Société Générale. Its headquarters are in Moscow....
, Sberbank
Sberbank
Sberbank Rossii is the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe. The company's headquarters are in Moscow and its history goes back to Cancrin's financial reform of 1841...
and Rosselhozbank. All branches have currency exchange services and ATM 24 hours.
Geography
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
.
- Area: 351,300 km²
- Borders:
- Internal: Irkutsk OblastIrkutsk OblastIrkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. Population: -History:...
(W/NW/N), Zabaykalsky Krai (NE/E/SE/S), Tuva Republic (W) - International: MongoliaMongoliaMongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
(S/SE) - Water: Lake BaikalLake BaikalLake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
(N)
- Internal: Irkutsk Oblast
- Highest point: Mount Munku-Sardyk (3,491 m)
Rivers
Major rivers include:- Barguzin River
- Irkut RiverIrkut RiverIrkut is a river in the Buryat Republic and Irkutsk Oblast of Russia; Angara's left tributary. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Irkut River freezes up in late October - mid-November and stays icebound until late April - early May. The city of Irkutsk is located at the...
- Kitoy RiverKitoy RiverKitoy River is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, Angara River's left tributary. The length of the river is 316 km. The area of its basin is 9,190 km². The Kitoy freezes up in the second half of October and stays icebound until late April - early May. The city of Angarsk...
- Oka RiverOka River (Siberia)The Oka is a river in Siberia, left tributary of the Angara River. It originates in the Sayan Mountains in western Buryatia and flows through Irkutsk Oblast. It flows for 630 km , into the Bratsk reservoir....
- Selenga River
- Uda River
- Upper Angara River
- Vitim RiverVitim RiverVitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. With its source east of Lake Baikal, the Vitim flows 1,978 km north through the Transbaykalian Mountains and the town of Bodaybo. The river peaks in June and freezes from November to May. It is navigable from the Lena to Bodaybo. Upstream,...
Lakes
- Lake BaikalLake BaikalLake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
- Buryatia covers 60% percent of the lake's shoreline - Lake GusinoyeLake GusinoyeLake Gusinoye is the name of a body of fresh water in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located about 120 kilometers from Ulan-Ude, the capital of the republic, and is close to the border with Mongolia. The town of Gusinoozyorsk is located on the northeastern shore of the lake...
Mountains
Over 80% of the republic's territory is located in the mountainous region, including the Baikal MountainsBaikal Mountains
thumb|right|300px|The mountains and lake in the summer, as seen from [[Bolshiye Koty]] on the southwest shoreThe Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range rise steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia...
on the northern shores of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
.
Natural resources
The republic's natural resources include goldGold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
, tungsten
Tungsten
Tungsten , also known as wolfram , is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74.A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as...
, zinc
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...
, uranium
Uranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...
, and more.
Climate
- Average annual temperature: -1.6 C
- Average January temperature: -22 C
- Average July temperature: 18 °C (64.4 °F)
- Average annual precipitationPrecipitation (meteorology)In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
: 244 millimetres (9.6 in)