Tarko-Sale

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Coordinates: 64.9225° N 77.785° E

Tarko-Sale (Russian: Та́рко-Сале́) is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Pyakupur River near its confluence with the Ayvasedapur, some 560 km southeast of Salekhard. Population: 18,517 (2002 Census); 17,400 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1932, granted status of urban-type settlement in 1976, and town status on March 23, 2004.

There is a museum of local lore in the town.