Digora
Дигора
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • OsseticДигорæ
Location of Digora
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Digora is located in Russia
Digora
Digora
Location of Digora
Digora is located in North Ossetia–Alania
Digora
Digora
Digora (North Ossetia–Alania)
Coordinates: 43°09′29″N 44°09′25″E / 43.15806°N 44.15694°E / 43.15806; 44.15694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNorth Ossetia–Alania[1]
Administrative districtDigorsky District[1]
Town Under District JurisdictionDigora[1]
Founded1852
Town status since1964
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total10,856
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
10,075 (−7.2%)
 • Capital ofDigorsky District,[1] Digora Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
 • Municipal districtDigorsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementDigorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofDigorsky Municipal District,[4] Digorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
363410
Dialing code(s)+7 86733
OKTMO ID90615101001
Digora population
2010 Census10,856[2]
2002 Census11,819[7]
1989 Census10,875[8]
1979 Census10,642[9]

Digora (Russian: Дигора́; Ossetian: Дигорæ, Digoræ) is a town and the administrative center of Digorsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located on the Ursdon River (left tributary of the Terek), 49 kilometers (30 mi) northwest of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,856.[2]

History

Founded in 1852 as the aul of Volno-Khristianovsky (Во́льно-Христиа́новский) and later renamed the selo of Novokhristianovskoye (Новохристиа́новское) and Khristianovskoye (Христиа́новское), it was finally given its present name in 1934.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1964.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Digora serves as the administrative center of Digorsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Digorsky District as Digora Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Digora Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Digorsky Municipal District as Digorskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #34-RZ
  2. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Law #13-RZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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Administrative divisions of North Ossetia–Alania
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