Tazovsky District

Tazovsky District
Тазовский район
Taz River, Tazovsky District
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
Established10 December 1930
Administrative centerTazovsky
Area
  Total
174,343.92 km2 (67,314.56 sq mi)
Population
  Total
16,537
  Density0.095/km2 (0.25/sq mi)
  Urban
41.1%
  Rural
58.9%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities9 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTazovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID71943000
Websitehttp://tasu.ru/

Tazovsky District (Russian: Та́зовский райо́н; Nenets: Тасу’ Яваʼʼ, Tasuꜧ Javaꜧ) is an administrative and municipal 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.