Lagansky District
Lagansky District (Russian: Лага́нский райо́н; Kalmyk: Лаганя район, Laganya rayon) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the town of Lagan. 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.
Lagansky District
Лаганский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kalmyk | Лаганя район |
Buddhist temple in Djalykovo, Lagansky District | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lagansky District in the Republic of Kalmykia | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′N 47°22′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Kalmykia |
| Established | 1935 |
| Administrative center | Lagan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,685.51 km2 (1,809.09 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,089 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 18,356 (−8.6%) |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 71.3% |
| • Rural | 28.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 3 Rural administrations |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 5 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Lagansky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 85615000 |
| Website | http://www.85215.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 20,089 |
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| 2002 Census | 20,007 |
| 1989 Census | 23,651 |
| 1979 Census | 22,193 |
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