Ardon, North Ossetia–Alania

Town in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ardon (Russian: Ардо́н; Iron Ossetic: 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]

OsseticÆрыдон

CountryRussia

Founded1824

Elevation

420 m (1,380 ft)

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Ardon Ардон
Town^[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Ossetic	Æрыдон
Interactive map 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 Selsoviet	Ardon^[1]
Founded	1824
Town status since	1964
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[2]
• Total	18,774
• Estimate (2023)	18,915 (+0.8%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Ardonsky District,^[1] Ardon Town Under District Jurisdiction^[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ardonsky Municipal District^[3]
• Urban settlement	Ardonskoye Urban Settlement^[3]
• Capital of	Ardonsky Municipal District,^[3] Ardonskoye Urban Settlement^[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[4])
Postal code^[5]	363330–363334
OKTMO ID	90610101001

2010 Census18,774^[2]

2002 Census17,521^[6]

1989 Census13,536^[7]

1979 Census12,857^[8]

Quick facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...

Ardon population
2010 Census	18,774^[2]
2002 Census	17,521^[6]
1989 Census	13,536^[7]
1979 Census	12,857^[8]

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.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

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

References

Notes

[1]
Law #34-RZ
[2]
Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
[3]
Law #12-RZ
[4]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
[5]
Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
[6]
Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
[7]
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
[8]
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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.).