Kirovsky District, North Ossetia–Alania

Kirovsky District (Ки́ровский райо́н; 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 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Elkhotovo. Population: 26,571 (2002 Census);  The population of Elkhotovo accounts for 45.4% of the district's total population.

History
On 2 December 1934, by decision of the Bureau of the Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks of North Ossetia, on the basis of five village councils (Elkhotovsky, Stavd-Dortsky, Zmeysky, Iransky and Illarionovsky ), the Elkhotovsky District (Эльхотовский район; Елхоты район, Elkhoty rajon) was formed, separated from the northwestern part of the Pravoberezhny District. On 17 March 1935, the Elkhotovsky District was renamed the Kirovsky District by the Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR.

Notable residents

 * Chermen Kobesov (born 1996 in Elkhotovo), para-athlete
 * Artur Pagayev (born 1971 in Kardzhin), football player and coach