Aga Buryatia
Aga Buryatia (Russian: Аги́нский-Буря́тский автоно́мный о́круг) is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Chita Oblast). The district has an area of 19,312.3 km² and a population of around 70,000. The administrative center is Aginskoye (pop. ~10,000).
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Time zone
Aga Buryatia is located in the Yakutsk Time Zone (YAKT/YAKST). UTC offset is +0900 (YAKT)/+1000 (YAKST).
Administrative divisions
Districts
Aga Buryatia Autonomous District consists of the following districts (raions):
- Aginsky (Агинский)
- Duldurginsky (Дульдургинский)
- Mogoytuysky (Могойтуйский)
Demographics
Population (2002): 72,213
Ethnic groups: While residents of the district (as of the 2002 census) identified themselves as belonging to 54 different ethnic groups, most of them consider themselves either Buryats (45,149 or 62.5%) or ethnic Russians (25,366 or 35.1%), the Tatars at 390 (0.5%) ending up as a distant third most numerous group in the region.
