Digora

Digora (in English)
Дигора (Russian)
Дигорæ (Ossetic)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in Russia
Digora
Location of Digora in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
Coordinates: 43°09′29″N 44°09′25″E / 43.15806°N 44.15694°E / 43.15806; 44.15694Coordinates: 43°09′29″N 44°09′25″E / 43.15806°N 44.15694°E / 43.15806; 44.15694
Administrative status (as of November 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of North Ossetia-Alania[1]
Administrative district Digorsky District[1]
Town Under District Jurisdiction Digora[1]
Administrative center of Digorsky District,[1] Digora Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of January 2006)
Municipal district Digorsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Digorskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Digorsky Municipal District,[2] Digorskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 10,856 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1852
Town status since 1964
Previous names Volno-Khristianovsky,
Novokhristianovskoye,
Khristianovskoye (until 1934)
Postal code(s)[5] 363410
Dialing code(s) +7 86733
Digora on Wikimedia Commons
Digora population
2010 Census 10,856[3]
2002 Census 11,819[6]
1989 Census 10,875[7]
1979 Census 10,642[8]

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.[3]

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. It was granted town status in 1964.

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.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #34-RZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #13-RZ
  3. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ↑ 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "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.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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