Tazovsky (rural locality)

Tazovsky (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 km from its fall into the Taz Estuary. Population:

Tazovsky Airport (ICAO airport code: USDT) is located next to Tazovsky.

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.