Lagan, Russia

For other places with the same name, see Lagan.
Lagan (English)
Лагань (Russian)
Лагань (Kalmyk)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Republic of Kalmykia in Russia
Lagan
Location of Lagan in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 45°23′27″N 47°21′57″E / 45.39083°N 47.36583°E / 45.39083; 47.36583Coordinates: 45°23′27″N 47°21′57″E / 45.39083°N 47.36583°E / 45.39083; 47.36583
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of June 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Kalmykia[1]
Administrative district Lagansky District[1]
Town Lagan[1]
Administrative center of Lagansky District,[1] Town of Lagan[1]
Municipal status (as of March 2013)
Municipal district Lagansky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Laganskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Lagansky Municipal District,[2] Laganskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Area (June 2011) 91.38 km2 (35.28 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 14,323 inhabitants[3]
Density 157/km2 (410/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded 1870
Town status since 1963
Previous names Kaspiysky (until 1991)

Lagan (Russian: Лага́нь; Kalmyk: Лагань) is a town and the administrative center of Lagansky District in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located a few kilometers from the Caspian Sea. Population: 14,323(2010 Census);[3] 14,345(2002 Census);[6] 15,824(1989 Census).[7] In terms of population, it is the second biggest town in the republic after the capital Elista.

History

It was founded in 1870. Town status was granted to it in 1963. Until 1991, it was known as Kaspiysky (Каспи́йский).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lagan serves as the administrative center of Lagansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lagansky District as the Town of Lagan.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Lagan is incorporated within Lagansky Municipal District as Laganskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Religion

Most of the population in Lagan are Buddhists. There is a Buddhist temple in the town, known as Dardeling Temple.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appendix to Decree #137
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #308-IV-Z
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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