Tarko-Sale

History

Tarko-Sale was founded in 1932, granted urban-type settlement status in 1976, and town status on March 23, 2004.

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.

Geography and climate

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.

|Jan record high C = 1.6 |Feb record high C = 3.4 |Mar record high C = 6.8 |Apr record high C = 15.1 |May record high C = 30.0 |Jun record high C = 33.4 |Jul record high C = 34.5 |Aug record high C = 31.6 |Sep record high C = 26.3 |Oct record high C = 17.5 |Nov record high C = 3.9 |Dec record high C = 1.7 |year record high C = 34.5 |Jan record low C = -54.2 |Feb record low C = -49.5 |Mar record low C = -46.5 |Apr record low C = -41.1 |May record low C = -25.5 |Jun record low C = -7.8 |Jul record low C = 1.8 |Aug record low C = -3.2 |Sep record low C = -7.9 |Oct record low C = -32.7 |Nov record low C = -45.0 |Dec record low C = -51.9 |year record low C = -54.2 |}}

Nearby towns include Gubinsky, Muravlenko, and Urengoy, as well as the Kharampur, Khancheyskoye and Urengoy gas fields. The nearest city is Novy Urengoy.

Administrative and municipal status

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.

Economy

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.

Tarko-Sale also hosts a wood processing plant by Yamal LPK LLC (Ямальский лесопромышленный комплекс), which produces glued laminated timber and MHM panels.

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. Its IATA code is TQL.

A 500kV substation is scheduled to be built in Tarko-Sale in 2021–2022.

Gallery

File:Памятник геологам, monument geologist. - panoramio.jpg|Monument dedicated to geologists in Tarko-Sale (2000) File:Панорама завода ЯЛПК.jpg|Aerial panorama of the YALPK wood processing plant (2019) File:В память о войне 1941 г, in memory about war 1941 - panoramio.jpg|War memorial in Tarko-Sale (2007) File:Рейс на Тюмень а-к Ютейр, flight on Tymen UTair - panoramio.jpg|Airplane landing in Tarko-Sale (2007) File:Магазин Северная бухта, shop north bay - panoramio.jpg|Shops on the north bay (2007)

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