Alagirsky District
Alagirsky District
Алагирский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Ossetic | Алагиры район |
Mountains in Alagirsky District | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Alagirsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′N 44°07′E / 42.850°N 44.117°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of North Ossetia–Alania |
| Administrative center | Alagir |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,135 km2 (824 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 38,830 |
| • Density | 18.19/km2 (47.11/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.0% |
| • Rural | 46.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 17 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 83 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Alagirsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 90605000 |
| Website | http://xn----7sbam0ao3b.xn--p1ai/ |
Alagirsky District (Russian: Алаги́рский райо́н; Ossetian: Алагиры район, Alagiry rajon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eight in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the republic along the Russian border with South Ossetia/Georgia. The area of the district is 2,135 square kilometers (824 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Alagir. Population: 38,830 (2010 census); 38,581 (2002 Census); 39,048 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Alagir accounts for 54.0% of the district's total population.