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Lagan
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Key facts
- Kalmyk
- Лагань
- Country
- Russia
- Federal subject
- Kalmykia
- Administrative district
- Lagansky District
- Town selsoviet
- Lagan
- Total
- 91.38 km (35.28 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Estimate 2025
- 13,756 ( −4% )
- Density
- 156.7/km (406.0/sq mi)
- Capital of
- Lagansky District, Town of Lagan
- Municipal district
- Lagansky Municipal District
- Urban settlement
- Laganskoye Urban Settlement
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( MSK )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Population
- 13756
- Area
- 91.38
- Elevation
- 0
- Dialing code
- 84733
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- inception
- 1871-01-01
- postal code
- 359221
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Encyclopedic overview
Lagan (Russian: Лага́нь, Russian pronunciation: [lɐˈganʲ]; Kalmyk: Лагань, Lagaň, [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); 14,345 (2002 census); 15,824 (1989 Soviet census). In terms of population, it is the second biggest settlement in the republic after the capital Elista.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lagan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.