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Map of Buryat

Buryat is a first-level division of Russia. Its largest mapped city is Ulan Ude, with about 360,278 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Buryat, and the tables list its 7 mapped cities along with the mountains, lakes nearest to them.

Cities Mapped
7
Largest City
Ulan Ude
360,278
Country
Russia
Asia
Highest Point Mapped
2,641 m
Inyaptuk Golets

Interactive Map of Buryat

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History of Buryat: Empires and States

The atlas records 18 polities whose mapped territory included part of Buryat, from Xiongnu in 208 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Buryat, in chronological order
PolityPeriod here
Xiongnu208–67 BCE
Xianbei161–223 CE
Rouran Khaganate402–554 CE
Göktürk Khaganate555–586 CE
Eastern Göktürks587–632 CE
The Tang Dynasty633–681 CE
Türgesh692–749 CE
Uyghur Khaganate750–849 CE
The Mongol Empire1206–1293 CE
Yuan Dynasty1294–1374 CE
Northern Yuan1375–1439 CE
Four Oirats1440–1467 CE
Mongol Khanate1468–1546 CE
Golden Horde1547–1669 CE
Tsardom of Russia1659–1720 CE
The Russian Empire1721–1916 CE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics1922–1991 CE
Russian Federation1992–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Buryat

Buryat on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Largest Cities in Buryat

7 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Buryat
#NamePopulation
1Ulan Ude360,278
2Severobaykalsk25,800
3Gusinoozyorsk24,083
4Kyakhta18,431
5Taksimo10,359
6Bagdarin4,676
7Novyy Uoyin4,184

Highest Mountains in Buryat

2 mountains mapped. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Highest Mountains in Buryat
#NameElevation
1Inyaptuk Golets2,641 m
2Gora Cherskoga2,588 m

Largest Lakes in Buryat

5 lakes mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Largest Lakes in Buryat
#NameSurface Area
1Ozero Gusinoye132 km²
2Ozero Baunt109 km²
3Ozero Kipylyushi55 km²
4Ozero Busani33 km²
5Ozero Kipylyushi19 km²

Buryat: Quick Answers

Where is Buryat?
Buryat is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 53.7132° N, 110.0159° E.
What is the largest city in Buryat?
Ulan Ude is the largest city mapped in Buryat, with a metropolitan population of about 360,278.
How many cities are in Buryat?
YearMaps maps 7 cities and towns in Buryat, with a combined metropolitan population of about 447,811. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
What is the highest mountain in Buryat?
The highest summit mapped in Buryat is Inyaptuk Golets at 2,641 m.
What is the largest lake in Buryat?
The largest lake mapped in or beside Buryat is Ozero Gusinoye, at about 132 km².

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