Tasowski

settlement Tazovsky Тазовский flag coat of arms Federal district Ural region Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Rajon Tasowski Founded 1883 Earlier names Chalmer-Sed (e) (until 1949) Tazovskoye (1949–1964) Settlement since 2012 population 6793 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 20  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34940 Post Code 629350-629352 License Plate 89 OKATO 71 163 651 Geographical location Coordinates 67 ° 27 '  N , 78 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 67 ° 27 '0 "  N , 78 ° 42' 0"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Tasowski ( Russian Та́зовский ) is a settlement in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ( Russia ) with 6,793 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The settlement is located in the northern part of the West Siberian lowlands about 540 km as the crow flies east of the republic capital Salekhard and 180 km north-northeast of the city ​​of Novy Urengoy . It is located on the left bank of the extreme left main arm of the river Tas , which forms a 15 km wide delta there , about 10 km above its mouth in the Tasbusen .

Tasowski is the administrative center of the Tasowski Rajons of the same name .

history

The place was in 1883 as a trading post for trade with the nomadic living Nenets established population. The Nenetian name Chalmer-Sede , later in Russian officially also Chalmer-Sed, which the place initially bore, stands for Hill of the Dead , as there was previously a Nenetian cemetery nearby. In 1949 he was given the name Tazovskoye , the Russian adjective form of the river name Taz .

From the 1960s onwards, the place became the basis for developing the north-eastern part of the region for the oil and gas industry . In 1964 the status of an urban-type settlement was given under its current name, and Tasowski has been a rural settlement since 2012.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	1211
1959	1897
1970	3128
1979	4832
1989	6985
2002	5965
2010	6793

Note: census data

Culture and sights

The Rajon Museum of Local History has existed in Tasowski since 1993 (since 2005 in a new building), which is mainly dedicated to the Nenets culture and shows everyday objects and handicrafts. On another issue is the beginning of the Russian development of this part of Siberia in the 17th century with 200 km tasaufwärts town of Mangaseya .

There is a local television station in Tasowski; the Rajon newspaper Sowetskoje Sapoljarje ('Soviet Transpolar Area') appears.

Economy and Infrastructure

Tasowski is the logistic center for the development and exploitation of the oil, natural gas and gas condensate deposits in the northeastern part of the Autonomous Okrug, on the Tas Peninsula and the Gydan Peninsula , in particular through Gazprom and Lukoil . In addition, there is fishing and reindeer herding in the surrounding area, mainly by the Nenets population.

There is an airport for regional traffic to the northwest of the town ( ICAO code USDT ). There is no year-round access to the Russian road network, there are roads to the natural gas reservoirs in the area. In the frosty season, Tasovsky can be reached from Urengoy , which is also the closest train station, Korottschajewo .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ Tasovsky on the website of the Geographical Institute of the RAN (Russian)
3. ↑ Article Tasowski in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D108446~2a%3D~2b%3DTasowski
4. ^ Website of the Tasowski Local History Museum ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian) 

Web links

• Rajon Administration website (Russian)