Salekhard

Salekhard
Салехард
Other transcription(s)
 • NenetsСаляʼ харад
 • KhantyПуӆңават
Polar circle monument in Salekhard
Interactive map of Salekhard
Salekhard
Location of Salekhard
Salekhard
Salekhard (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 66°32′N 66°36′E / 66.533°N 66.600°E / 66.533; 66.600
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Founded1595
Town status since1938
Government
 • MayorAlexey Titovsky
Area
 • Total
84.50 km2 (32.63 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 • Total
42,544
 • Estimate 
(2018)
49,214 (+15.7%)
 • Density503.5/km2 (1,304/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of okrug significance of Salekhard
 • Capital ofYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, town of okrug significance of Salekhard
 • Urban okrugSalekhard Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofSalekhard Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal code
629000
Dialing code+7 34922
OKTMO ID71951000001
Websitewww.salekhard.org

Salekhard (Russian: Салеха́рд [səlʲɪˈxart]; Khanty: Пуӆңават, Pułñawat; Nenets: Саляʼ харад, Saljaꜧ harad, formerly Obdorsk) is a town and the administrative centre of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town lies on the Arctic Circle, with the town centre being about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) south and suburbs stretching to the north of the circle. The population is 47,910 (2021 census).