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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 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from its fall into the Taz Estuary. Population: 6,793 (2010 Census); 5,965 (2002 Census); 6,985 (1989 Census).
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Map of Tazovsky, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, 629350
History
Until 1949, it was known as Khalmer-Sede (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.
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Tazovsky (rural locality) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA