- Ulus (term)
An ulus ( _ru. улу́с; _sa. улуус) is a type of an administrative-territorial unit in two of the republics of
Russia . The word means "nation" in manyTurkic languages .Buryat Republic
In the Buryat Republic, "ulus" is a type of rural locality, along with "selo" and "settlement". _ru. Закон Республики Бурятия №2433-III "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Бурятия" от 10 сентября 2007 г. (Law of the Buryat Republic #2433-III of
September 10 ,2007 "On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of the Buryat Republic".]akha Republic
A typical federal subject of Russia is subdivided into districts ("raions"). "Ulus" is an ethnic name for a district, used only in the Sakha Republic.
The Sakha Republic is administratively divided into five cities under the Republic's jurisdiction and 33 uluses. The law of the Sakha Republic establishes that the terms "ulus" and "district" are equivalent.Law Z#77-I of
July 6 ,1995 "On Administrative and Territorial Structure of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic", with amendments] In the course of the Russian municipal reform, twourban okrug s and 34 municipal districts were formed on the basis of the Republic's administrative divisions.Law 172-Z, #351-III ofNovember 30 ,2004 "On Establishing the Borders of and Gonferring the Status of Municipal Districts upon the Municipal Divisions of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic"]The municipal districts with predominantly Russian population (Aldansky, Lensky, Mirninsky, Momsky, Neryungrinsky, and Tomponsky) do not utilize the term "ulus" in their official names.
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Administrative divisions of Buryatia
*Administrative divisions of Sakha
*Subdivisions of Russia References
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