Tazovsky District (Russian: Та́зовский райо́н; Nenets: Тасу’ Яваʼʼ, Tasuꜧ Javaꜧ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the seven in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north, northeast, and east of the autonomous okrug and borders Purovsky, Nadymsky, and Krasnoselkupsky District; these exist to the south, south-west, and south-east, respectively - alongside Yamalsky District west over Gulf of Ob, and Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District and Turukhansky District east within Krasnoyarsk Krai. The area of the district is 174,343.92 square kilometers (67,314.56 sq mi),[citation needed] which consists of the Gyda Peninsula, Taz Estuary as well as the region directly east of it.[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Tazovsky.[1] Population: 16,537 (2010 Census);[3] 15,600 (2002 Census);[7] 18,515 (1989 Census).[8] The population of the administrative center accounts for 41.1% of the district's total population.[3]
Tazovsky District
Тазовский район | |
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Coordinates: 67°28′40″N 78°43′02″E / 67.47778°N 78.71722°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Established | 10 December 1930 |
Administrative center | Tazovsky[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 174,343.92 km2 (67,314.56 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 16,537 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 17,235 (+4.2%) |
• Density | 0.095/km2 (0.25/sq mi) |
• Urban | 41.1%[2] |
• Rural | 58.9% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 9 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Tazovsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 71943000 |
Website | http://tasu.ru/ |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1939 | 4,939 | — |
1959 | 6,994 | +41.6% |
1970 | 9,381 | +34.1% |
1979 | 12,717 | +35.6% |
1989 | 18,515 | +45.6% |
2002 | 15,600 | −15.7% |
2010 | 16,537 | +6.0% |
2021 | 17,723 | +7.2% |
Source: Census data |
Ethnic composition (2021):[9]