Ust-Orda Buryatia
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Ust-Orda Buryatia (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Irkutsk Oblast). It has an area of 22,138.1 km² and a population of 135,327 (2002 census). Ust-Ordynsky (2002 census population 14,335) is the largest city and administrative center of the district.
In a referendum held on April 16, 2006, the majority of residents in Irkutsk Oblast and Ust-Orda Buryatia Autonomous District agreed to the unification of the two regions. According to regions' electoral commissions, 68.92% of residents of Irkutsk Oblast and 99.45% of residents in Ust-Orda Buryatia Autonomous District took part in the vote, making it one of the best attended plebiscites in the country since the 2003 Russian election. The merger was approved by an absolute majority of the population in both regions. The official status of enlarged Irkutsk Oblast will take effect on January 1, 2008.
Time zone
Ust-Orda Buryatia is located in the Irkutsk Time Zone (IRKT/IRKST). UTC offset is +0800 (IRKT)/+0900 (IRKST).Administrative divisions
Districts
Ust-Orda Buryatia Autonomous District consists of the following districts (raions):- Alarsky (Аларский)
- Bayandayevsky (Баяндаевский)
- Bokhansky (Боханский)
- Ekhirit-Bulagatsky (Эхирит-Булагатский)
- Nukutsky (Нукутский)
- Osinsky (Осинский)
Demographics
Population (2002): 135,327.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 73,646 ethnic Russians (54.4%), 53,649 Buryats (39.6%), 4,102 Tatars (3%), 1,300 Ukrainians (0.96%) and so on.
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