Tazovsky District

Tazovsky District (Russian: Та́зовский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seven in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north, northeast, and east of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 174,343.92 square kilometers (67,314.56 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Tazovsky. Population: 16,537 (2010 Census); 15,600 (2002 Census); 18,515 (1989 Census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 41.1% of the district's total population.

Map of Tazovsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia