Kirovsky District, North Ossetia–Alania

Kirovsky District
Кировский район
Other transcription(s)
  OsseticКировы район
Landscape in Kirovsky District
Location of Kirovsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Coordinates: 43°20′N 44°12′E / 43.333°N 44.200°E / 43.333; 44.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of North Ossetia–Alania
Established2 December 1934
Administrative centerElkhotovo
Area
  Total
360 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
  Total
27,807
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions7 rural okrug
  Inhabited localities7 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKirovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID90625000
Websitehttp://kirovski-raion.ru/

Kirovsky District (Russian: Ки́ровский райо́н; Ossetian: Кировы район, Kirovy 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 north of the republic. The area of the district is 411 square kilometers (159 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Elkhotovo. Population: 27,807(2010 Census); 26,571 (2002 Census); 19,954(1989 Soviet census). The population of Elkhotovo accounts for 45.4% of the district's total population.