Irafsky District

Irafsky District (Ира́фский райо́н Ossetian: Ирæфи район, Iræfi 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 west of the republic. The area of the district is 1376 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chikola. Population: 15,708 (2002 Census);  The population of Chikola accounts for 44.5% of the district's total population.