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Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (russian: Усть-Орды́нский Буря́тский автоно́мный о́круг (УОБАО); bua, Усть-Ордын (Усть-Ордагай) Буряадай автономито тойрог) was an
autonomous okrug of Russia within
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 ...
. After a 16 April 2006 referendum, in which almost 90% of participants voted for unification with Irkutsk Oblast, the autonomous okrug was merged into the oblast on 1 January 2008.
The territory has since been administrated as the
Ust-Orda Buryat 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 Irkuts ...
of Irkutsk Oblast.
History
Russian Federation
From 1993, the
autonomous okrug
Autonomous okrugs ( rus, автономный округ, ''avtonomnyy okrug''; more correctly referred to as "autonomous districts" or "autonomous areas") are a type of federal subject of the Russian Federation and simultaneously an administrati ...
was both an independent
federal subject
The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russian: субъекты Российской Федерации, subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the subjects of the federation (russian ...
of Russia and a part of Irkutsk oblast until it was officially merged with the
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 ...
on January 1, 2008.
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
The prince-electors (german: Kurfürst pl. , cz, Kurfiřt, ...
: 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:
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Alarsky District
Alarsky District (russian: Ала́рский райо́н; bua, Алайрай аймаг, ''Alairai aimag'') is an administrative district of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the thirty-three in the oblast.Charter of I ...
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Bayandayevsky District
Bayandayevsky District (russian: Баянда́евский райо́н; bua, Баяндайн аймаг, ''Baiandain aimag'') is an administrative district of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the thirty-three in the obla ...
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Bokhansky District
Bokhansky District (russian: Боханский райо́н; bua, Боохоной аймаг, ''Bookhonoi aimag'') is an administrative district of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the thirty-three in the oblast.Charter o ...
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Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District
Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District (russian: Эхири́т-Булага́тский райо́н; bua, Эхирэд Булагадай аймаг, ''Ekhired Bulagadai aimag'') is an administrative district of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast, Ru ...
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Nukutsky District
Nukutsky District (russian: Нукутский райо́н; bua, Нγхэдэй аймаг, ''Nükhedei aimag'') is an administrative district of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the thirty-three in the oblast.Charter of I ...
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Osinsky District
See also
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Buryatia
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Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug
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 (which it was surrounded by) to form the new Z ...
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Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug
References
Autonomous okrugs of Russia
Russian-speaking countries and territories
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