Tarko-Sale
| Tarko-Sale (English) Тарко-Сале (Russian) |
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.jpg) Purovsky District Administration building in Tarko-Sale |
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.svg) Location of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Purovsky District |
| Administrative center of | Purovsky District |
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| Municipal district | Purovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Purovsky Municipal District, Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 20,398 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Town status since | March 23, 2004 |
| Postal code(s) | 629850, 629851 |
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Tarko-Sale (Russian: Та́рко-Сале́) is a town and the administrative center of Purovsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Pyakupur River near its confluence with the Ayvasedapur, 560 kilometers (350 mi) southeast of Salekhard, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: 20,398 (2010 Census);18,517 (2002 Census);17,400 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1932, granted urban-type settlement status in 1976, and town status on March 23, 2004.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tarko-Sale serves as the administrative center of Purovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Tarko-Sale is incorporated within Purovsky Municipal District as Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement.
Russia's largest independent gas producer, Novatek, is headquartered in Tarko-Sale.
There is a museum of local lore in the town.
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