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]

Digora Дигора
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Ossetic	Дигорæ
Location of Digora
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Coordinates: 43°09′29″N 44°09′25″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	North Ossetia–Alania[1]
Administrative district	Digorsky District[1]
Town Under District Jurisdiction	Digora[1]
Founded	1852
Town status since	1964
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	10,856
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	10,075 (−7.2%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Digorsky District[1], Digora Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Digorsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Digorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Digorsky Municipal District[4], Digorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	363410
Dialing code(s)	+7 86733
OKTMO ID	90615101001

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

Sources

• Закон №34-РЗ от 9 июля 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Северная Осетия-Алания», в ред. Закона №44-РЗ от 12 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложение к Закону Республики Северная Осетия–Алания "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Северная Осетия–Алания" и Закон Республики Северная Осетия–Алания "Об установлении границ муниципального образования Алагирский район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городского и сельских поселений"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Северная Осетия", №148(24949), 16 августа 2007 г. (Law #34-RZ of July 9, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, as amended by the Law #44-RZ of November 12, 2013 On Amending the Appendix to the Law of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania" and the Law of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Alagirsky District, Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, Establishing Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Закон №13-РЗ от 5 марта 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципального образования Дигорский район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городского и сельских поселений и установлении их границ», в ред. Закона №5-РЗ от 24 января 2006 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Северная Осетия–Алания "Об установлении границ муниципального образования Дигорский район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городского и сельских поселений и установлении их границ"». Вступил в силу с 1 марта 2005 г. Опубликован: "Северная Осетия", №43 (24344), 15 марта 2005 г. (Law #13-RZ of March 5, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Digorsky District, Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, Establishing Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure and on Establishing Their Borders, as amended by the Law #5-RZ of January 24, 2006 On Amending the Law of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Digorsky District, Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, Establishing Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure and on Establishing Their Borders". Effective as of March 1, 2005.).

External links

• Media related to Digora at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website of Digora (in Russian)
• Digora Business Directory (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Дигора