Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug
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, Russia
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.
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(an autonomous okrug
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of Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. Population: -History:...
) from 1993 to January 1, 2008, when it merged with Irkutsk Oblast (it also had autonomous okrug status from September 26, 1937 to 1993, but the autonomous okrug was not the federal subject in conformity with the Soviet Constitution). Prior to the merger, it was called Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug .
It has an area of 22138.1 square kilometres (8,547.6 sq mi). Population:
The settlement of Ust-Ordynsky
Ust-Ordynsky
Ust-Ordynsky is a settlement in and the administrative center of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Kuda River 62 km northeast of Irkutsk. Population:...
is the autonomous okrug's administrative center 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 plebiscites in the country since the 2003 Russian election. The merger was approved by an absolute majority of the electorate: 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.Administrative divisions
The okrug is divided into six administrative districts.Demographics
- Population:
- Population:
- 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 Russians (54.4%), Buryats
Buryats
The Buryats or Buriyads , numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia...
(39.6%), Tatars
Tatars
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(3%) and Ukrainians (0.96%)
| census 1959 | census 1970 | census 1979 | census 1989 | census 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buryats Buryats The Buryats or Buriyads , numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia... |
44,850 (33.7%) | 48,302 (33.0%) | 45,436 (34.4%) | 49,298 (36.3%) | 53,649 (39.6%) |
| Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... |
75,099 (56.4%) | 86,020 (58.8%) | 76,731 (58.1%) | 76,827 (56.5%) | 73,646 (54.4%) |
| Others | 13,122 (9.9%) | 12,090 (8.3%) | 9,986 (7.6%) | 9,745 (7.2%) | 8,032 (5.9%) |
- Vital statistics
- Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service
| Births | Deaths | Birth rate | Death rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,813 | 1,175 | 19.3 | 8.0 |
| 1975 | 3,014 | 1,311 | 21.8 | 9.5 |
| 1980 | 3,193 | 1,346 | 24.2 | 10.2 |
| 1985 | 3,546 | 1,397 | 26.9 | 10.6 |
| 1990 | 3,383 | 1,325 | 26.5 | 10.4 |
| 1991 | 3,101 | 1,424 | 24.0 | 11.0 |
| 1992 | 2,770 | 1,560 | 21.1 | 11.9 |
| 1993 | 2,379 | 1,742 | 18.0 | 13.2 |
| 1994 | 2,385 | 1,943 | 18.1 | 14.7 |
| 1995 | 2,186 | 1,872 | 16.5 | 14.2 |
| 1996 | 2,155 | 1,704 | 16.2 | 12.8 |
| 1997 | 2,010 | 1,787 | 15.0 | 13.3 |
| 1998 | 2,011 | 1,654 | 15.0 | 12.3 |
| 1999 | 2,018 | 1,923 | 15.0 | 14.3 |
| 2000 | 1,932 | 2,004 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| 2001 | 1,986 | 1,967 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| 2002 | 2,011 | 2,004 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| 2003 | 1,986 | 2,023 | 14.7 | 15.0 |
| 2004 | 2,058 | 2,174 | 15.3 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 1,968 | 2,138 | 14.7 | 16.0 |
| 2006 | 2,142 | 1,867 | 16.0 | 13.9 |
| 2007 | 2,433 | 1,653 | 18.1 | 12.3 |
| 2008 | 2,827 | 1,719 | 21.0 | 12.8 |
See also
- Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat OkrugFlag of Ust-Orda Buryat OkrugThe flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug, in the Russian Federation, is a blue field charged with a white argabar sun emblem within a golden disc. The disc is surrounded with four golden bezants at the cardinal positions...