Tazovsky (rural locality) explained

Tazovsky (Russian: Та́зовский) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Tazovsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Taz River 12km (07miles) from its fall into the Taz Estuary. Population:

Tazovsky Airport (ICAO airport code: USDT) is located next to Tazovsky.

History

Until 1949, it was known as Khalmer-Sede (Russian: Хальмер-Седэ)—a Nenets name literally meaning the hill of the dead, due to an old Nenets cemetery at this location. It had urban-type settlement status until January 1, 2013.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Законодательное Собрание Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа. Закон. 123-ЗАО. 6 декабря 2012 г.. О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа в части изменения вида населённого пункт Тазовский путём отнесения его к сельским пунктам и наделении муниципального образования посёлок Тазовский статусом сельского поселения. 1 января 2013 г. Официальный Интернет-сайт исполнительных органов государственной власти автономного округа (http://правительство.янао.рф). 10 декабря 2012 г. Legislative Assembly of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Law. 123-ZAO. December 6, 2012. On Amending Various Laws of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Due to Changing the Status of the Inhabited Locality of Tazovsky to a Rural Locality and on Granting the Municipal Formation of the Settlement of Tazovsky the Status of a Rural Settlement. January 1, 2013.