Ulan-Ude is the capital city of Buryatia, Russia, located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga. According to the 2021 Census, 437,565 people lived in Ulan-Ude; up from 404,426 recorded in the 2010 Census, making the city the third-largest in the Russian Far East by population.
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia, 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. 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. It is home to the indigenous Buryats, who are the republic's titular nation.
Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia, is a republic of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavropol Krai to the southwest; Volgograd Oblast to the northwest and north and Astrakhan Oblast to the north and east; Rostov Oblast to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east. Kalmykia is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the predominant religion.
Tuva or Tyva, officially the Republic of Tuva, is a republic of Russia. Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders the Altai Republic, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and Buryatia in Russia, and shares an international border with Mongolia to the south. Tuva has a population of 336,651. Its capital is the city of Kyzyl.
Kamensk is an urban locality in Kabansky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,160.
Novy Uoyan is an urban locality in Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located in the basin of the Upper Angara River, 550 kilometers (340 mi) from Ulan-Ude, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,963.
The People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia is the regional parliament of Buryatia, a federal subject of Russia. Its 66 deputies are popularly elected every five years. Half of the deputies are elected through a proportional system, and the other half are elected in single-member constituencies with majorities. Independent deputies are self-nominated.
Kyakhtinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 4,684 square kilometers (1,809 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kyakhta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,785, with the population of Kyakhta accounting for 50.3% of that number.
Naushki is an urban locality in Kyakhtinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located near the border with Mongolia, 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the town of Kyakhta. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,409.
The State Anthem of the Republic of Kalmykia is the regional anthem of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia. It was composed by Arkadiy Mandzhiyev and written by Vera Shugrayeva.
Selenginsk is an urban locality in Kabansky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located at the head of the Selenga River delta about 30 kilometers (19 mi) from Lake Baikal and about 50 kilometers (31 mi) northwest of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 14,546.
The People's Khural (Parliament) of the Republic of Kalmykia is the regional parliament of Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia. It consists of 27 deputies elected for five-year terms.
Kichera is an urban locality in Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,375.
Yanchukan is an urban locality in Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 392.
Zaigrayevo or Zagarai is an urban locality and the administrative center of Zaigrayevsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,586.
Onokhoy is an urban locality in Zaigrayevsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,689.
Mikhail Innokentyevich Semyonov was a Soviet and Russian industrialist and politician.
Vladimir Anatolyevich Pavlov is a Russian politician in the Republic of Buryatia. He is the Chairman of the People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia, brought into office in its 6th convocation on September 19, 2018. Although Pavlov is of Russian ethnicity, he can speak the Buryat language fluently.
Tsyren-Dashi Erdineevich Dorzhiev is a Russian politician in the Republic of Buryatia. As of the sixth convocation of the People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia, Dorzhiev is a deputy. Previously, he was the chairman of the People's Khural in its fifth convocation, from August 28, 2015, to September 19, 2018.
The 2022 Republic of Buryatia head election took place on 11 September 2022, on common election day. Incumbent Head Alexey Tsydenov was re-elected to a second term.
