Lagan, Russia
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Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Lagan (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx, Lagaň, Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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: Template:Ru-census In terms of population, it is the second biggest settlement in the republic after the capital Elista.
History
Lagan was founded in 1870.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Town status was granted to it in 1963.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In the Soviet period, from 1944 to 1991, it was known as Kaspiysky (Script error: No such module "Lang".). Lagan was occupied by the Germans during August–December 1942.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lagan serves as the administrative center of Lagansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lagansky District as the Town of Lagan.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Lagan is incorporated within Lagansky Municipal District as Laganskoye Urban Settlement.[2]
Religion
Most of the population in Lagan are Tibetan Buddhists.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". There is a Tibetan Buddhist temple in the town, known as Dardeling Temple.
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