Lagan (Russian: Лага́нь, Russian pronunciation: [lɐˈganʲ]; Kalmyk: Лагань, Lagaň, [lɑˈgɑnʲ]) is a town and the administrative center of Lagansky District in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located a few kilometers from the Caspian Sea.

[7] In terms of population, it is the second biggest settlement in the republic after the capital Elista.

[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1963.

[citation needed] In the Soviet period, from 1944 to 1991, it was known as Kaspiysky (Каспи́йский).

[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lagansky District as the Town of Lagan.