Lagansky District (; , ''Laganya rayon'') is an administrative
[Decree #137] and municipal
[Law #308-IV-Z] district (
raion
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), one of the
thirteen
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in the
Republic of Kalmykia
Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia,; , ''Khalmg Tanghch'' is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavr ...
, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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is the
town
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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.
History
The district was established in 1935.
Until 1995, it was called Kaspiysky (Russian: , lit. "Caspian"; Kalmyk: , ''Kaspijsk rajon'').
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Lagansky District is one of the
thirteen
Thirteen or 13 may refer to:
* 13 (number)
* Any of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, or 2013
Music Albums
* ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013
* ''13'' (Blur album), 1999
* ''13'' (Borgeous album), 2016
* ''13'' (Brian Setzer album), 2006
* ...
in the
Republic of Kalmykia
Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia,; , ''Khalmg Tanghch'' is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavr ...
.
It is divided into one
town
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(an administrative division with the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
in the town (an inhabited locality) of
Lagan) and three
rural administrations, which comprise five
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lagansky Municipal District.
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.
The town of Lagan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
References
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Districts of Kalmykia
States and territories established in 1935
1935 establishments in Russia