Lagansky District

Lagansky District
Лаганский район (Russian)
Лаганя район (Kalmyk)

Location of Lagansky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 45°23′N 47°22′E / 45.383°N 47.367°E / 45.383; 47.367Coordinates: 45°23′N 47°22′E / 45.383°N 47.367°E / 45.383; 47.367
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Kalmykia[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2011)
Administrative center town of Lagan[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
Towns 1
Rural administrations 3
Inhabited localities:[1]
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 5
Municipal structure (as of March 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Lagansky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 4
Statistics
Area (June 2011) 4,685.51 km2 (1,809.09 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 20,089 inhabitants[3]
 Urban 71.3%
 Rural 28.7%
Density 4.29/km2 (11.1/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Established 1935[1]
Previous names Kaspiysky District (until 1995)
Official website
Lagansky District on WikiCommons
Population of Lagansky District
2010 Census 20,089[3]
2002 Census 20,007[6]
1989 Census 23,651[7]
1979 Census 22,193[8]

Lagansky District (Russian: Лага́нский райо́н; Kalmyk: Лаганя район, Laganja rajon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 4,685.51 square kilometers (1,809.09 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Lagan.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,089, with the population of Lagan accounting for 71.3% of that number.[3]

History

The district was established in 1935.[1] Until 1995, it was called Kaspiysky (Russian: Каспи́йский райо́н, lit. "Caspian"; Kalmyk: Каспийск район, Kaspijsk rajon).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lagansky District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia.[1] It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (an inhabited locality) of Lagan) and three rural administrations, which comprise five rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lagansky Municipal District.[2] The Town of Lagan is incorporated as an urban settlement, and the three rural administration are incorporated as four rural settlements within the municipal district.[2] The town of Lagan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[2] district.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Decree #137
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Law #308-IV-Z
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  8. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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