Buryatia

For other uses, see Buryatia (disambiguation).
Republic of Buryatia
Буряад Улас (Buryat)
Республика Бурятия (Russian)
Republic
Flag of Republic of Buryatia
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Buryatia
Coat of arms
Anthem: Anthem of the Republic of Buryatia[2]
Location of Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 53°48′N 109°20′E / 53.800°N 109.333°E / 53.800; 109.333
CountryRussia
Federal district[1]Far Eastern
Economic region[3]Far Eastern
CapitalUlan-Ude
Government
 • TypePeople's Khural[4]
 • Head[4]Alexey Tsydenov[5]
Area
[6]
 • Total
351,334 km2 (135,651 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census)[7]
 • Total
Increase 978,588
 • Rank54th
 • Density2.79/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
59.1%
 • Rural
40.9%
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5[8])
ISO 3166 codeRU-BU
Vehicle registration03
Official language(s)Buryat;[9] Russian[10]
Websiteegov-buryatia.ru

Buryatia,[a] officially the Republic of Buryatia,[b] is a republic of Russia located in the Russian Far East. Formerly part of the Siberian Federal District, it has been administered as part of the Far Eastern Federal District since 2018. It borders Irkutsk Oblast and Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world to the north, Zabaykalsky Krai to the east, Tuva to the west and Mongolia to the south.[11] Its capital is the city of Ulan-Ude. It has an area of 351,300 square kilometers (135,600 sq mi) with a population of 978,588 (2021 Census).[7] It is home to the indigenous Buryats.

  1. ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No. 20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
  2. ^ Law #98
  3. ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
  4. ^ a b Constitution, Article 5.3
  5. ^ "Ruling Party Dominates Russian Elections Amid Low Turnout, Opposition Claims Strong Moscow Showing". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
  6. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  7. ^ a b "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. ^ Constitution, Article 67
  10. ^ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
  11. ^ "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2018-11-04.


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