Lagansky District (Russian: Лага́нский райо́н; Kalmyk: Лаганя район, Laganya rayon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] 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.[2]
^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] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.