The area of the Vladikavkazsky okrug made up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia.

The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Vladikavkaz.

The majority of the population indicated Ossetian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority.

[3] According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Vladikavkazsky okrug had a population of 207,742 on 14 January [O.S.

1 January] 1916, including 106,645 men and 101,097 women, 160,280 of whom were the permanent population, and 47,462 were temporary residents:[6]