Barguzin (, , ''Bargajan'') is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...

(a '' selo'') and the

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Barguzinsky District Barguzinsky District (; , ''Bargajanai aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Buryatia, twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is ...

in the

Republic of Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in the Russian Far East. Formerly part of the Siberian Federal District, it has been administered as part of the Far Eastern Federal District sin ...

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, located on the left bank of the

Barguzin River The Barguzin (; ) is a river in Buryatia, Russia, long, flowing into the Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal, the largest and deepest bay of Baikal. Barguzin is the third (by the flow amount) inflow of Baikal, after the rivers Selenga and Upper Angar ...

at the southern end of the Barguzin Valley. Barguzin lies at an elevation of and is from

Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude (; , ; , ) is the capital city of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River, Buryatia, Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga River, Selenga. According to the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census, 43 ...

. Population:

Transportation

The P438 road leads southwest to the ''selo'' of Adamovo, the urban-type settlement of Ust-Barguzin, and eventually to

; it leads northeast along the Barguzin Valley to Ulyun and

Kurumkan Kurumkan (; Buryat and , ''Khuramkhaan'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Kurumkansky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located from Ulan-Ude. Population: Etymology The name "Kurumkan" comes fro ...

. Barguzin is served by the Barguzin Airport.

Climate

Barguzin has a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...

(

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''Dwc''), with severely cold winters and warm summers.

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is quite low but is significantly higher in July and August than at other times of the year.

References

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