Ardon (Russian: Ардо́н; Ossetian: Æрыдон, Ærydon) is a town and the administrative center of Ardonsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, located in the center of the republic on the west bank of the Ardon River, 39 kilometers (24 mi) northwest of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 18,774.[2]

Ardon Ардон
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Ossetic	Æрыдон
Location of Ardon
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Coordinates: 43°11′N 44°19′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	North Ossetia–Alania[1]
Administrative district	Ardonsky District[1]
Town Under District Jurisdiction	Ardon[1]
Founded	1824
Town status since	1964
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	18,774
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	19,412 (+3.4%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Ardonsky District[1], Ardon Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ardonsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Ardonskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Ardonsky Municipal District[4], Ardonskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	363330–363334
OKTMO ID	90610101001

History

It was founded in 1824 and was granted town status in 1964.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ardon serves as the administrative center of Ardonsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities (the settlements of Bekan and Stepnoy), incorporated within Ardonsky District as Ardon Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Ardon and the settlement of Bekan (but not the settlement of Stepnoy) are incorporated within Ardonsky Municipal District as Ardonskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

The town is an important road and rail junction at the head of a branch line to the southern town of Alagir. It grew significantly in the 1960s, transforming into an industrial-agricultural hub with a cannery, a hemp processing factory, and other facilities for food and agricultural processing.

Notable people from Ardon, North Ossetia–Alania

• Diana Avsaragova, Russian mixed martial artist (Bellator Fighting Championships)

References

Notes

Sources

• Закон №34-РЗ от 9 июля 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Северная Осетия-Алания», в ред. Закона №44-РЗ от 12 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложение к Закону Республики Северная Осетия–Алания "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Северная Осетия–Алания" и Закон Республики Северная Осетия–Алания "Об установлении границ муниципального образования Алагирский район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городского и сельских поселений"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Северная Осетия", №148(24949), 16 августа 2007 г. (Law #34-RZ of July 9, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, as amended by the Law #44-RZ of November 12, 2013 On Amending the Appendix to the Law of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania" and the Law of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Alagirsky District, Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, Establishing Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Закон №12-РЗ от 5 марта 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципального образования Ардонский район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городского и сельских поселений и установлении их границ», в ред. Закона №4-РЗ от 24 января 2006 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Северная Осетия–Алания "Об установлении границ муниципального образования Ардонский район, наделении его статусом муниципального района, образовании в его составе муниципальных образований — городского и сельских поселений и установлении их границ"». Вступил в силу с 1 марта 2005 г. Опубликован: "Северная Осетия", №43 (24344), 15 марта 2005 г. (Law #12-RZ of March 5, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Ardonsky District, Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, Establishing Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure and on Establishing Their Borders, as amended by the Law #4-RZ of January 24, 2006 On Amending the Law of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of Ardonsky District, Granting It the Status of a Municipal District, Establishing Municipal Formations—Urban and Rural Settlements—Within Its Structure and on Establishing Their Borders". Effective as of March 1, 2005.).

External links

• Official website of Ardon (in Russian)
• Directory of organizations in Ardon (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Ардон (город)