Lagan (Kalmykia)

city Lagan Лагань coat of arms Federal district Southern Russia republic Kalmykia Rajon Lagan Founded 1870 City since 1963 surface 11  km² population 14,323 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1302 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 25  m below sea level Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 84733 Post Code 359220, 359221 License Plate 08 OKATO 85 215 501 Geographical location Coordinates 45 ° 23 '  N , 47 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 23 '0 "  N , 47 ° 22' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Kalmykia

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Lagan ( Kalmyk / Russian Лагань ) is a city in the southern Russian Republic of Kalmykia with 14,323 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the northwest part of the Caspian Depression , about 300 km southeast of the republic capital Elista , 9 kilometers from the coast of the Caspian Sea , with which it is connected by a sea channel ( Laganski bank ).

Lagan is the administrative center of the Rajon of the same name .

The nearest railway station is in Ulan-Chol on the Astrakhan - Kisljar - Kisiljurt route a good 40 kilometers to the west.

history

Lagan was founded in 1870 as a village of peasants resettled from central Russia on the island of the same name (which was then silted up in the meantime) (from Mongolian or Kalmyk lay for muddy ).

In 1936 the place received the status of an urban-type settlement . After the dissolution of the Autonomous Republic and the deportation of the Kalmyk population under Stalin , the name was changed to Kaspijski (Russian Каспийский for Caspian (e settlement) ) in 1944 and, in 1963, the city was granted city rights under this name.

In 1991 the city got its old name again.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	8,598
1959	10,826
1970	13,922
1979	14,456
1989	15,824
2002	14,345
2010	14,323

Note: census data

Culture and sights

There are various modern Buddhist statues and structures in the city , such as the Red Gate and the Temple ( Churul ). The city has had a local museum since 1977.

economy

In Lagan there is a machine factory and fishing companies (port, naval base, fish processing). Oil and gas are produced in the Rajon .

Web links

• Lagan on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)