Kirovsky District, North Ossetia–Alania Explained

En Name:Kirovsky District
Ru Name:Кировский район
Loc Name1:Кировы район
Loc Lang1:Ossetic
Image View:North Ossetia. Russia. Северная Осетия. Россия - panoramio.jpg
Coordinates:43.3333°N 56°W
Image Coa:The coat of arms of the Kirov district of North Ossetia-Alania.png
Federal Subject:Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Adm Data As Of:January 2011
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Elkhotovo
Selsoviet Type1:rural okrug
No Of Selsoviets Type1:7
No Of Rural Localities:7
Mun Data As Of:January 2006
Mun Formation1:Kirovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:7
Area Km2:360
Pop 2010Census:27807
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Website:http://kirovski-raion.ru/
Commonscat:Kirovsky District, Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Date:October 2012

Kirovsky District (Russian: Ки́ровский райо́н; Ossetian; Ossetic: Кировы район, Kirovy rajon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the eight in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 411km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Elkhotovo. Population: 26,571 (2002 Census); The population of Elkhotovo accounts for 45.4% of the district's total population.

History

On 2 December 1934, by decision of the Bureau of the Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks of North Ossetia, on the basis of five village councils (Elkhotovsky, Stavd-Dortsky, Zmeysky, Iransky and Illarionovsky), the Elkhotovsky District (Russian: Эльхотовский район|El'khotovskiy rayon; Ossetian; Ossetic: Елхоты район, Elkhoty rajon) was formed, separated from the northwestern part of the Pravoberezhny District. On 17 March 1935, the Elkhotovsky District was renamed the Kirovsky District by the Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR.

Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. Law #34-RZ
  2. Law #15-RZ
  3. Web site: General Information. Kirovsky District. russian. April 12, 2018.