Salekhard
Salekhard
Салехард Пуӆңават (Khanty) | |
|---|---|
Polar circle monument in Salekhard | |
Location of Salekhard | |
| Coordinates: 66°32′N 66°36′E / 66.533°N 66.600°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Founded | 1595 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexey Titovsky |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.50 km2 (32.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 42,544 |
• Estimate (2018) | 49 214 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | town of okrug significance of Salekhard |
| • Capital of | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, town of okrug significance of Salekhard |
| • Urban okrug | Salekhard Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Salekhard Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 629000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34922 |
| OKTMO ID | 71951000001 |
| Website | www |
.jpg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.png){kind=link}
Salekhard (Russian: Салеха́рд [səlʲɪˈxart]; Khanty: Пуӆңават, Pułñawat; Nenets: Саляʼ харад, Saljaꜧ harad, formerly Obdorsk) is a town and the administrative centre of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town lies on the Arctic Circle, with the town centre being about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) south and suburbs stretching to the north of the circle. The population is 47,910 (2021 Census).