Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug ( bua, Агын Буряадай автономито тойрог) was a
federal subject of the Russian Federation. On 1 March 2008, the region merged with
Chita Oblast
Chita Oblast ( rus, Чити́нская о́бласть, r=Čitínskaja óblastj, p=tɕɪˈtʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in southeast Siberia, Russia. Its administrative center was the city of Chita. ...
(which it was surrounded by) to form the new
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. " Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ...
. The territory of the former ABAO is now the
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 ...
of Zabaykalsky Krai, in which it has a special status.
History
Soviet Union
The district was first created in its modern form on 26 September 1937 as the Agin Buryat-Mongol National Okrug within Chita Oblast. Following the change of the ethnonym "Buryat-Mongol" to "
Buryat" on 16 September 1958, the region was renamed to Agin-Buryat National Okrug, and became the Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug" on 7 October 1977.
Russian Federation
From 31 March 1992, the district was both an independent federal subject of Russia and a part of Chita Oblast until it was abolished on 1 March 2008.
Merging with Chita Oblast
Work on merging the region with Chita Oblast began in April 2006. The authorities of both regions sent a letter to president
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
who supported this initiative to merge the two regions. The merger referendum was held on 11 March 2007.
In Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug, 94% (38,814 people) supported the merger, 5.16% (2,129 people) were against. 82.95% of the population of the autonomous okrug took part in the referendum.
In Chita Oblast, 90.29% (535,045 people) supported the merger, 8.89% (52,698 people) were against. 72.82% of the population of the oblast took part in the referendum.
As a result of the majority of voters in both regions supporting the unification of the two regions,
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. " Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ...
was formed on 1 March 2008.
Administrative divisions
The autonomous okrug had three districts:
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Aginsky District
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Duldurginsky District
Duldurginsky District (russian: Дульдургинский райо́н) is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK district (raion) of Agin-Buryat Okrug of Zabaykal ...
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Mogoytuysky District
Mogoytuysky District (russian: Могойтуйский райо́н; bua, Могойтын аймаг, ''Mogoityn aimag'') is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK ...
References
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External links
Official site
Autonomous okrugs of Russia
1977 establishments in the Soviet Union
Russian-speaking countries and territories