Lagansky District
Лаганский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • KalmykЛаганя район
Buddhist temple in Djalykovo, Lagansky District
Buddhist temple in Djalykovo, Lagansky District
Coat of arms of Lagansky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Lagansky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 45°23′N 47°22′E / 45.383°N 47.367°E / 45.383; 47.367
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Kalmykia[1]
Established1935[1]
Administrative centerLagan[1]
Area
[1]
 • Total4,685.51 km2 (1,809.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total20,089
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
18,356 (−8.6%)
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Urban
71.3%
 • Rural
28.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 3 Rural administrations
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 5 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asLagansky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID85615000
Websitehttp://www.85215.ru/
Population of Lagansky District
2010 Census20,089[2]
2002 Census20,007[6]
1989 Census23,651[7]
1979 Census22,193[8]

Lagansky District (Russian: Лага́нский райо́н; Kalmyk: Лаганя район, Laganya rayon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] 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]

History

The district was established in 1935.[1] Until 1995, it was called Kaspiysky (Russian: Каспи́йский райо́н, lit. "Caspian"; Kalmyk: Каспийск район, Kaspijsk rajon).[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lagansky District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia.[1] It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (an inhabited locality) of Lagan) and three rural administrations, which comprise five rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lagansky Municipal District.[4] 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.[4] The town of Lagan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Decree #137
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Law #308-IV-Z
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Russian 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.
  8. ^ 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.

Sources

Categories