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Khori and Aga people are originated from the initial 11 Khori tribes, a part of the Buriads. There were also some Khudir and Bargajin people of the Buriad origin inhabited.

The Songools were the people of various Mongolian families, who fleed to Russia when Khalkh Mongol was occupied by the Manchurs and came back by the begining of the 20th century. The Khamigads were the nomads of Eevenk origin, who used to reside the Onon river basin from ancient time, speak in Mongolian language and have the Budda religion. The Khamigads included the Buriad tribes, Galzuuds and Bodons and the ancient Mongolian tribes such as Khatagin, Sartuul, and Uzeen. It shows that the region was inhabited by diverse groups of the Mongols from the ancient time. In addition to these diverse ethnic groups, the neighboring or adjusted areas of Bayan-Adarga and Norovlins soums were resided by the Khuuchid Mongols, who moved from Inner Mongolia around 1945. To date, majority of local residents of Binder, Dadal, and Bayan-Uul soums are the Buriads, when the majority of local residents of Norovlin and Bayan-Adraga soums are the Khalkh people.

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