Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug

Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug (russian: Усть-Орды́нский Буря́тский о́круг; bua, Усть-Ордын (Усть-Ордагай) Буряадай тойрог ), or Ust-Orda Buryatia, is an administrative division of

Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and N ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

. (Federal Constitutional Law #6-FKZ of December 30, 2006 ''On Creation of a New Federal Subject Within the Russian Federation as a Result of the Merger of Irkutsk Oblast and Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug''. Article 5) It was a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject
of

(an Autonomous okrugs of Russia, autonomous okrug of

) from 1993 to January 1, 2008, when it merged with Irkutsk Oblast. It also had autonomous

okrug An ''okrug, ; russian: о́круг, ókrug; sr, округ, okrug, ; uk, о́круг, о́kruh; be, акруга, akruha; pl, okręg; ab, оқрҿс; mhr, йырвел, '' is a type of administrative division in some Slavic states. Th ...

status from September 26, 1937 to 1993. Prior to the merger, it was called

Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (russian: Усть-Орды́нский Буря́тский автоно́мный о́круг (УОБАО); bua, Усть-Ордын (Усть-Ордагай) Буряадай автономито тойро� ...

(). It is one of the two Buryat okrugs in Russia, the other one is

Agin-Buryat Okrug Agin-Buryat Okrug (russian: Аги́нский Буря́тский о́круг; bua, Агын Буряадай тойрог, ''Agyn Buryaaday Toyrog''), or Aga Buryatia, is an administrative division of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. (Federal ...

in Zabaykalsky Krai. It has an area of . Population: The settlement of

Ust-Ordynsky Ust-Ordynsky (russian: Усть-Орды́нский, bua, Ордын Адаг, Ordyn Adag) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, as ...

is the autonomous okrug's

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

and its most populous inhabited locality.

Merger

In a referendum held on April 16, 2006, the majority of residents in Irkutsk Oblast and Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug agreed to the unification of the two regions. According to regions' electoral commissions, 68.98% of residents of Irkutsk Oblast and 99.51% of residents in Ust-Orda Buryatia took part in the vote, making it one of the best attended

plebiscite A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of ...

s in the country since the 2003 Russian election. The merger was approved by an absolute majority of the

electorate Electorate may refer to: * The people who are eligible to vote in an election, especially their number e.g. the term ''size of (the) electorate'' * The dominion of a Prince-elector in the Holy Roman Empire until 1806 * An electoral district or c ...

: by 89.77% in Irkutsk Oblast and by 97.79% in Ust-Orda Buryatia. The enlarged Irkutsk Oblast has officially come into existence on January 1, 2008.Lenta.ru
"" (''Electoral Commissions Announced the Results of the Referendum on Creation of New Irkutsk Oblast'') April 20, 2006 С 1 января в России сократилось число субъектов федерации> Lenta.ru
January 1, 2008

Administrative divisions

The okrug is divided into six administrative districts: * Alarsky District * Bayandayevsky District * Bokhansky District * Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District * Nukutsky District * Osinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Osinsky District

Demographics

*Population:

Vital statistics

:Source
Russian Federal State Statistics Service

Ethnic groups

Of the 135,327 residents (as of the 2002 Census), 38 (0.02%) chose not to specify their ethnic background. Of the rest, residents identified themselves as belonging to 74 ethnic groups, including

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(54.4%),

Buryats The Buryats ( bua, Буряад, Buryaad; mn, Буриад, Buriad) are a Mongolic ethnic group native to southeastern Siberia who speak the Buryat language. They are one of the two largest indigenous groups in Siberia, the other being the ...

(39.6%),

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different Turki ...

(3%) and

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Ort ...

(0.96%)

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