Vladikavkaz

Vladikavkaz
Владикавказ
City[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • OssetianДзӕуджыхъæу/Дзӕуӕгигъӕу
Terek River view, Bai Gora in Kosta Khetagurov Park, Musical theatre, Dzaugu Búgulov statue, Sunni mosque at night, Lutheran church, Symbol of Vladikavkaz, Train station, Corner of Prospekt Mir and Gogol, Monument to Nart Soslan on Prospekt Mira, Learning Campus
Coat of arms of Vladikavkaz
Coat of arms
Location of Vladikavkaz
Map
Vladikavkaz is located in North Ossetia–Alania
Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz
Location of Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz is located in European Russia
Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz (European Russia)
Vladikavkaz is located in Europe
Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz (Europe)
Coordinates: 43°02′24″N 44°40′39″E / 43.04000°N 44.67750°E / 43.04000; 44.67750
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNorth Ossetia–Alania[1]
FoundedMay 6, 1784[2]
City status since1860
Government
 • BodyAssembly of Representatives[3]
 • HeadBoris Albegov[4]
Area
 • Total
291 km2 (112 sq mi)
Elevation
692 m (2,270 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[5]
 • Total
311,693
 • Estimate 
(2018)[6]
306,258 (−1.7%)
 • Rank60th in 2010
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toVladikavkaz City Under Republic Jurisdiction[1]
 • Capital ofRepublic of North Ossetia–Alania[7]
 • Capital ofVladikavkaz City Under Republic Jurisdiction[1]
 • Urban okrugVladikavkaz Urban Okrug[8]
 • Capital ofVladikavkaz Urban Okrug[8]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[9])
Postal code(s)[10]
362000
Dialing code(s)+7 8672
OKTMO ID90701000001
City DaySeptember 25[citation needed]
Websitevladikavkaz-osetia.ru

Vladikavkaz,[b] formerly known as Ordzhonikidze (Орджоники́дзе) and also known as Dzaudzhikau (Дзауджикау), is the capital city of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic at the foothills of the Caucasus, situated on the Terek River. The city's population was 295,830 as of the 2021 Census. As a result, Vladikavkaz is one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus region.

The city is an industrial and transportation centre. Manufactured products include processed zinc and lead, machinery, chemicals, clothing and food products.

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  4. ^ "Приветственное слово главы АМС г. Владикавказа". vladikavkaz-osetia.ru. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
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  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  11. ^ Мальсагов 1925, p. 181.
  12. ^ Ужахов 1927, p. 32.
  13. ^ Материалы по истории Владикавказа 2002, p. 28, «Власть труда» : газета / орган Владикавказского окружного комитета ВКП(б), Исполнительного комитета и Совета профсоюзов. Владикавказ, 1931, 4 сентября.


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