Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug

Former federal subject of Russia

Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug

Агинский Бурятский автономный округ (Russian)
Агын Буряадай автономито тойрог (Buryat)

Autonomous okrug of the Russian SFSR

Flag

Coat of arms

Anthem
Golden Land, Hurrah!
Capital| Aginskoye
Area|

• 2010

| 19,592 km2 (7,565 sq mi)
Population|

• 2010

| 77,167
ISO| RU-AGB
Government|
• Type| Federated state
Governor|

• 1997 – 2008

| Bair Zhamsuyev
History|

• Established

| 7 October 1977

• Disestablished

| 1 March 2008
Contained within|
• Federal district| Siberian
• Economic region| East Siberian

| Succeeded by

|

|  | Agin-Buryat Okrug |

|

Zabaykalsky Krai |
Map of the Agin-Buryat_Autonomous_Okrug

Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Buryat: 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 Zabaykalsky Krai. The territory of the former ABAO is now the Agin-Buryat Okrug of Zabaykalsky Krai, in which it has a special status.

## History

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### Soviet Union

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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

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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.[1][2]

## Merging with Chita Oblast

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Work on merging the region with Chita Oblast began in April 2006. The authorities of both regions sent a letter to president Vladimir Putin 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.[3]

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.[4]

As a result of the majority of voters in both regions supporting the unification of the two regions, Zabaykalsky Krai was formed on 1 March 2008.

## Administrative divisions

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The autonomous okrug had three districts:

* Aginsky District
* Duldurginsky District
* Mogoytuysky District

## References

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1. ^ "Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах". www.chita.vybory.izbirkom.ru. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
2. ^ "Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах". www.agin-buryat.vybory.izbirkom.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
3. ^ "Referendum results, Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug". www.agin-buryat.vybory.izbirkom.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
4. ^ "Referendum results, Chita Oblast". www.chita.vybory.izbirkom.ru. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2018-12-14.

## External links

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* Official site Archived 2021-12-08 at the Wayback Machine