Ardon is a town and the administrative center of Ardonsky District

Ardonsky District

Ardonsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the eight in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Ardon. District's population: 28,831 ; Population of Ardon accounts for 61.2% of the district's population....

 of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, located in the central part of the republic on the west bank of the Ardon River

Ardon River

Ardon River is a river in North Ossetia-Alania in Russia, a left tributary of the Terek River. The length of the Ardon is 102 km, the area of its drainage basin is 2700 km². The Ardon originates in the glaciers of the Greater Caucasus. The Ossetian Military Road crosses the valley of the Ardon...

, 39 kilometres (24.2 mi) northwest of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz

Vladikavkaz

-Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...

. Population:

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

The town is an important road and rail junction at the head of a branch line to the southern town of Alagir

Alagir

Alagir is an industrial town and the administrative center of Alagirsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, situated on the west bank of the Ardon River, west of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz...

. Until 1964, it was only a village, before it was transformed into an industrial-agricultural hub with a cannery, hemp

Hemp

Hemp is mostly used as a name for low tetrahydrocannabinol strains of the plant Cannabis sativa, of fiber and/or oilseed varieties. In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, health food and fuel with modest...

 processing factory, and other facilities for food

Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...

and agricultural processing.