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Ust-Orda Buryatia () is a Federal Subject of Russia (an autonomous Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast ). It has an area of 22,138.1 km&2 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 Plebiscite s 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 ( Raion s):


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 Tatar s (3%), 1,300 Ukrainians (0.96%) and so on.