Tazovsky District

Tazovsky District
Тазовский район
Taz River, Tazovsky District
Taz River, Tazovsky District
Flag of Tazovsky District
Coat of arms of Tazovsky District
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Location of Tazovsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 67°28′40″N 78°43′02″E / 67.47778°N 78.71722°E / 67.47778; 78.71722
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1]
Established10 December 1930Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerTazovsky[1]
Area
 • Total174,343.92 km2 (67,314.56 sq mi)
Population
 • Total16,537
 • Density0.095/km2 (0.25/sq mi)
 • Urban
41.1%[2]
 • Rural
58.9%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[1]9 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asTazovsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID71943000
Websitehttp://tasu.ru/

Tazovsky District (Russian: Та́зовский райо́н; Nenets: Тасу’ Яваʼʼ, Tasuꜧ Javaꜧ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the seven in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Tazovsky.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #42-ZAO
  2. ^ Tazovsky, the administrative center of the district, was the only urban locality in the district as of the 2010 Census. It was demoted to rural status on January 1, 2013 by Law #123-ZAO.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2010Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c Law #43-ZAO
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.