Irafsky District (russian: Ира́фский райо́н; os, Æрæфы район, ''Æræfy rajon'';
Digorian: Ирæфи район, ''Iræfi rajon'') is an administrative
[Law #34-RZ] and municipal
[Law #14-RZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
eight
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in the
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
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,
Russia
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. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Chikola.
Population: 15,708 (
2002 Census);
The population of Chikola accounts for 44.5% of the district's total population.
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Districts of North Ossetia–Alania