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{{Short description|Town in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia}}
{{Other places|Lagan (disambiguation){{!}}Lagan}}

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|ru_name=Лагань
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|urban_settlement_jur=Laganskoye Urban Settlement
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'''Lagan''' ({{langx|ru|Лага́нь}}, {{IPA|ru|lɐˈganʲ}}; {{langx|xal-RU|Лагань}}, ''Lagaň'', {{IPA|xal|lɑˈgɑnʲ|}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Lagansky District]] in the [[Republic of Kalmykia]], [[Russia]], located a few kilometers from the [[Caspian Sea]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=14,323|p2002=14,345|p1989=15,824}} In terms of population, it is the second biggest settlement in the republic after the [[capital city|capital]] [[Elista]].

==History==
Lagan was founded in 1870.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} Town status was granted to it in 1963.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} In the Soviet period, from 1944 to 1991, it was known as '''Kaspiysky''' ({{lang|ru|Каспи́йский}}). Lagan was occupied by the Germans during August–December 1942.

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Lagan serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Lagansky District]].<ref name="RKalmykia_admlist">Appendix to Decree #137</ref> As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lagansky District as the '''[[Town of district significance|Town]] of Lagan'''.<ref name="RKalmykia_admlist" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the Town of Lagan is incorporated within Lagansky Municipal District as '''Laganskoye Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="RKalmykia_mun">Law #308-IV-Z</ref>

==Religion==
Most of the population in Lagan are [[Tibetan Buddhist]]s.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} There is a Tibetan Buddhist temple in the town, known as Dardeling Temple.

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kl|adm|list}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kl|mun|list0}}

{{Republic of Kalmykia}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Kalmykia]]
[[Category:Populated places in Lagansky District]]