Tarko-Sale

Tarko-Sale
Тарко-Сале
Purovsky District Administration building in Tarko-Sale
Interactive map of Tarko-Sale
Tarko-Sale
Location of Tarko-Sale
Tarko-Sale
Tarko-Sale (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 64°55′N 77°48′E / 64.917°N 77.800°E / 64.917; 77.800
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Administrative districtPurovsky District
Founded1932
Town status sinceMarch 23, 2004
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 • Total
20,398
 • Estimate 
(2023)
19,932 (−2.3%)
 • Capital ofPurovsky District
 • Municipal districtPurovsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementTarko-Sale Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofPurovsky Municipal District, Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal codes
629850, 629851
OKTMO ID71940000001
Websitewww.tsgrad-adm.ru

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).