Buryatia
Map of Buryatia
0300 km (186 mi)600 km (373 mi)900 km (559 mi)1200 km (746 mi)
Height
425 m (1390 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3462 m (11360 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Buryatia
Height from south to north in Buryatia
1Vitim472 to 1 469 m2Selenga451 to 697 m3Baikal451 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Ulan-Ude
Population: 971,139 (Wikidata, 2025)
Area: 351,300 km² / 135,638 sq mi
Created: 1992
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Monkh Saridag (3 491 m)
Lowest point: 425 m
Borders
- Tuva — West
- Irkutsk Oblast — West
- Zabaykalsky Krai — Southeast
- Bulgan Province — Southwest
- Selenge Province — Southwest
- Khövsgöl Province — Southwest