Kurumkansky District (Russian: Курумка́нский райо́н; Buryat: Хурамхаанай аймаг, Khuramkhaanai aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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 Курумканский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Хурамхаанай аймаг
Village (selo) Baraghan, Kurumkansky District
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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 [3]
• Total	12,450 km2 (4,810 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	15,007
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	13,599 (−9.4%)
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	5 Selsoviets, 4 Somons
• Inhabited localities[1]	28 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Kurumkansky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 Urban settlements, 10 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [7])
OKTMO ID	81630000
Website	http://kurumkan.burnet.ru

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.[6] Its five selsoviets and four somons are incorporated as ten rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Kurumkan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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%

References

Notes

Sources

• Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №573 от 13 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #573 of November 13, 2015 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
• Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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