Tarko-Sale
Tarko-Sale
Тарко-Сале | |
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Purovsky District Administration building in Tarko-Sale | |
Location of Tarko-Sale | |
| Coordinates: 64°55′N 77°48′E / 64.917°N 77.800°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Purovsky District |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Town status since | March 23, 2004 |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,398 |
| • Capital of | Purovsky District |
| • Municipal district | Purovsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Purovsky Municipal District, Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 629850, 629851 |
| OKTMO ID | 71940000001 |
| Website | www |
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Tarko-Sale (Russian: Та́рко-Сале́, Nenets: Тарка’ саля, Tarkaꜧ salja; Forest Nenets: Таӆка’ хаӆя) is a town and the administrative center of Purovsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the Pyakupur River near its confluence with the Ayvasedapur river, 560 kilometers (350 mi) southeast of Salekhard the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. The population of Tarko-Sale was 20,398 (2010 Census); 18,517 (2002 Census); 17,400 (1989 Soviet census).