| En Name: | Ardon |
| Ru Name: | Ардон |
| Loc Name1: | Æрыдон |
| Loc Lang1: | Ossetic |
| Coordinates: | 43.1833°N 63°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of North Ossetia-Alania |
| Adm District Jur: | Ardonsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Ardon |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Ardonsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Ardon Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Ardonsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Ardonskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Ardonsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Ardonskoye Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 18774 |
| Established Date: | 1824 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1964 |
| Postal Codes: | 363330–363334 |
| Ardon population | |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 18,774 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 17,521 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 13,536 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 12,857 |
Ardon (Russian: Ардо́н; Ossetian; 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, 39km (24miles) northwest of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 18,774.
It was founded in 1824 and was granted town status in 1964.
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. 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]
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.