Yamalsky District

Yamalsky District
Ямальский район
Novy Port, Yamalsky District
Location of Yamalsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 66°51′48″N 70°49′48″E / 66.86333°N 70.83000°E / 66.86333; 70.83000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Administrative centerYar-Sale
Area
  Total
117,410 km2 (45,330 sq mi)
Population
  Total
16,310
  Density0.14/km2 (0.36/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities10 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asYamalsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID71928000
Websitehttp://mo-yamal.ru/

Yamalsky District (Russian: Яма́льский райо́н, Nenets: Я'мал район, Jaꜧmal rajon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seven in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Yamal Peninsula in the north and northwest of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 117,410 square kilometers (45,330 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yar-Sale. Population: 16,310 (2010 Census); 14,918(2002 Census); 15,029(1989 Soviet census). The population of Yar-Sale accounts for 39.8% of the district's total population.