Lagan, Russia

Lagan
Лагань
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 • KalmykЛагань
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Lagan is located in Russia
Lagan
Lagan
Location of Lagan
Lagan is located in Kalmykia
Lagan
Lagan
Lagan (Kalmykia)
Coordinates: 45°23′27″N 47°21′57″E / 45.39083°N 47.36583°E / 45.39083; 47.36583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKalmykia[1]
Administrative districtLagansky District[1]
TownLagan[1]
Founded1870
Town status since1963
Area
 • Total91.38 km2 (35.28 sq mi)
Elevation
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Population
 • Total14,323
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Capital ofLagansky District,[1] Town of Lagan[1]
 • Municipal districtLagansky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementLaganskoye Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofLagansky Municipal District,[3] Laganskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
359221Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID85615101001

Lagan (Russian: Лага́нь, Russian pronunciation: [lɐˈganʲ]; Kalmyk: Лагань, Lagaň, IPA: [lɑˈgɑnʲ]) 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);[2] 14,345 (2002 Census);[6] 15,824 (1989 Soviet census).[7] In terms of population, it is the second biggest settlement in the republic after the capital Elista.

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  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference RKalmykia_mun was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.