title: Ardonsky District
text: # Ardonsky District
  
  Ardonsky District (Russian: Ардо́нский райо́н; Ossetian: Æрыдоны район, Ærydony rajon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eight in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 376.5 square kilometers (145.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Ardon. Population: 30,685 (2010 Census); 28,831 (2002 Census); 22,725 (1989 Census). The population of Ardon accounts for 61.2% of the district's total population.
  
  ## Notable residents
  
  * Alan Koroyev (born 1998 in Ardon), football player
  