This is a list of rural localities in North Ossetia-Alania. The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Russian: Республика Северная Осетия-Алания|r=Respublika Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya|p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə ˈsʲevʲɪrnəjə ɐˈsʲetʲɪjə ɐˈlanʲɪjə; Ossetian; Ossetic: Республикӕ Цӕгат Ирыстон-Алани, Respublikæ Cægat Iryston-Alani, pronounced as /os/) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Its population according to the 2010 Census was 712,980. Its capital is the city of Vladikavkaz.