Beslan

For other uses, see Beslan (disambiguation).

Beslan
Беслан
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • OsseticБеслӕн
Railway station in Beslan
Railway station in Beslan
Coat of arms of Beslan
Coat of arms
Location of Beslan
Map
Beslan is located in Russia
Beslan
Beslan
Location of Beslan
Beslan is located in North Ossetia–Alania
Beslan
Beslan
Beslan (North Ossetia–Alania)
Coordinates: 43°11′N 44°33′E / 43.183°N 44.550°E / 43.183; 44.550
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNorth Ossetia–Alania[1]
Administrative districtPravoberezhny District[1]
Town Under District JurisdictionBeslan[1]
Founded1847
Elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total
36,728
 • Capital ofPravoberezhny District,[1] Beslan Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
 • Municipal districtPravoberezhny Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementBeslanskoye Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofPravoberezhny Municipal District,[3] Beslanskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
363020, 363021, 363023–363027, 363029
Dialing code(s)+7 86737
OKTMO ID90635101001
Websitewww.beslan.ru
Beslan population
2010 Census36,728[2]
2002 Census35,550[6]
1989 Census32,469[7]
1979 Census29,879[8]

Beslan (Russian: Беслан; Ossetian: Беслӕн, Beslæn, listenⓘ) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located about 29 kilometers (18 mi) north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz, close to the border with the Republic of Ingushetia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 36,728, making it the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok.[2]

It was previously known as Tulatovo/Tulatovskoye (until 1941) and Iriston (until 1950).

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  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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  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] (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.