| Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug | |||||||||
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| Autonomous okrug of the Russian SFSR | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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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.