Kurumkan

Kurumkan (Russian: Курумкан) 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.^[1] 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.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Rivers 1.2 Lakes 1.3 Mountains 1.4 Natural resources 1.5 Climate 2 References

Geography

The republic is located in the south-central region of Siberia along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal.

• Area: 351,300 km²
• Borders:
  • Internal: Irkutsk Oblast (W/NW/N), Zabaykalsky Krai (NE/E/SE/S), Tuva Republic (W)
  • International: Mongolia (S/SE)
  • Water: Lake Baikal (N)
• Highest point: Mount Munku-Sardyk (3,491 m)

Rivers

Major rivers include:

• Barguzin River
• Irkut River
• Kitoy River
• Oka River
• Selenga River
• Uda River
• Upper Angara River
• Vitim River

Lakes

• Lake Baikal - Buryatia covers 60% percent of the lake's shoreline
• Lake Gusinoye

Mountains

Over 80% of the republic's territory is located in the mountainous region, including the Baikal Mountains on the northern shores of Lake Baikal.

Natural resources

The republic's natural resources include gold, tungsten, zinc, uranium, and more.

Climate

• Average annual temperature: −1.6 °C (29.1 °F)
• Average January temperature: −22 °C (−8 °F)
• Average July temperature: +18 °C (64 °F)
• Average annual precipitation: 244 millimeters (9.6 in)

References