| En Name: | Tarko-Sale |
| Ru Name: | Тарко-Сале |
| Coordinates: | 64.9167°N 125°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Tarko-Sale (Yamalo-Nenetsky AO).png |
| Federal Subject: | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Adm District Jur: | Purovsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Purovsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Purovsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Purovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 20398 |
| Established Date: | 1932 |
| Current Cat Date: | March 23, 2004 |
| Postal Codes: | 629850, 629851 |
| Website: | http://www.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, 560km (350miles) southeast of Salekhard the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. The population of Tarko-Sale was
Tarko-Sale was founded in 1932, granted urban-type settlement status in 1976, and town status on March 23, 2004.[1]
The Purovsky District Museum of History and Local Lore is located in Tarko-Sale. The museum houses over 26,990 items in its collection, including items related to natural history, ethnography, archeology, local history, and fine art.[2]
Tarko-Sale is located near the Yamal and Gyda peninsulas, south of the Kara Sea. It lies just south of the Arctic Circle, in the Northern Temperate Zone. Like most of Russia, it has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) characterised by long, frigid winters and short, pleasant to warm summers.
Nearby towns include Gubinsky, Muravlenko, and Urengoy, as well as the Kharampur and Urengoy gas fields. The nearest city is Novy Urengoy.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tarko-Sale serves as the administrative center of Purovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[3] As a municipal division, the town of Tarko-Sale is incorporated within Purovsky Municipal District as Tarko-Sale Urban Settlement.[4]
See also: Forestry in Russia and Petroleum industry in Russia. Russia's largest independent gas producer, Novatek, is headquartered in Tarko-Sale. Oil and natural gas production is a key industry in the region, with an estimated 80% of Russia's natural gas and 15% of the world's natural gas supply stored in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.[5]
Tarko-Sale also hosts a wood processing plant by Yamal LPK LLC (Ямальский лесопромышленный комплекс), which produces glued laminated timber and MHM panels.[6] [7]
The Tarko-Sale Airport was founded in 1962 and expanded greatly after the discovery of oil and natural gas deposits in the area in the 1970s.[8] [9] Its IATA code is TQL.[10]
A 500kV substation is scheduled to be built in Tarko-Sale in 2021–2022.[11]