Digorsky District

Digorsky District (Russian: Диго́рский райо́н; Ossetian: Дыгуры район, Dygury rajon; Digorian: Дигори район, Digori 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 west of the republic. The area of the district is 640 square kilometers (250 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Digora. Population: 19,334(2010 Census); 20,625 (2002 Census); 19,328(1989 Census). The population of Digora accounts for 56.1% of the district's total population.

Digorsky District
Дигорский район
Other transcription(s)
  OsseticДыгуры район
The Ursdon River in Digorsky District
Location of Digorsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Coordinates: 43°9′29″N 44°9′25″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of North Ossetia–Alania
Administrative centerDigora
Area
  Total640 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
  Total19,334
  Estimate 
(2018)
18,265 (−5.5%)
  Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
  Urban
56.1%
  Rural
43.9%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 5 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 6 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDigorsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID90615000
Websitehttp://digora.ru/
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