Ardon, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

Ardon (English)
Ардон (Russian)
Æрыдон (Ossetic)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in Russia
Ardon
Location of Ardon in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
Coordinates: 43°11′N 44°19′E / 43.183°N 44.317°ECoordinates: 43°11′N 44°19′E / 43.183°N 44.317°E
Administrative status (as of December 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of North Ossetia–Alania[1]
Administrative district Ardonsky District[1]
Town Under District Jurisdiction Ardon[1]
Administrative center of Ardonsky District,[1] Ardon Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of January 2006)
Municipal district Ardonsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Ardonskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Ardonsky Municipal District,[2] Ardonskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 18,774 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1824
Town status since 1964
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Ardon (Russian: Ардо́н; Ossetian: Æрыдон) 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. Population: 18,774(2010 Census);[3] 17,521(2002 Census);[5] 13,536(1989 Census).[6]

History

It was founded in 1824 and was granted town status in 1964.

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.[2]

Economy

The town is an important road and rail junction at the head of a branch line to the southern town of Alagir. Until 1964, it was only a village, before it was transformed into an industrial-agricultural hub with a cannery, a hemp processing factory, and other facilities for food and agricultural processing.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Law #34-RZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #12-RZ
  3. 3.0 3.1 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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