The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug or Yamalia is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard, and its largest city is Novy Urengoy. The 2021 Russian Census recorded its population as 510,490.
Salekhard is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, serving as the okrug's administrative centre. The town lies on the Arctic Circle, with the town centre being about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) south and suburbs stretching to the north of the circle. The population is 47,910 (2021 Census).
Novy Urengoy is a city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 104,107 (2010 Census); 94,456 (2002 Census); 93,235 (1989 Census). It is the largest city in the autonomous okrug.
Muravlenko is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located 480 kilometers (300 mi) southeast of Salekhard. Population: 33,391 (2010 Census); 35,926 (2002 Census).
Labytnangi is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ob River, 20 kilometers (12 mi) northwest of Salekhard. Population: 26,936 (2010 Census); 27,304 (2002 Census); 31,501 (1989 Census).
Gubkinsky is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the left bank of the Pyakupur River, south of Salekhard. Population: 23,335 (2010 Census); 20,407 ; 9,676.
The flag of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug consists of a blue field charged with a white crown ornament and a red strip near the bottom. The flag was officially adopted on 28 November 1996.
Russia, the largest country in the world, has international land borders with fourteen sovereign states as well as 2 narrow maritime boundaries with the United States and Japan. There are also two breakaway states bordering Russia, namely Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The country has an internationally recognized land border running 22,407 kilometres (13,923 mi) in total, and has the second-longest land border of any country in the world, after China. The borders of the Russian Federation were mostly drawn since 1956, and have remained the same after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 2014, Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in a move that remains internationally unrecognized.
The bear as heraldic charge is not as widely used as the lion, boar or other beasts.
Nadymsky District 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 central and southern parts of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 103,960 square kilometers (40,140 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nadym. Population: 19,919 ; 23,470 (2002 Census); 29,772 (1989 Census).
Krasnoselkupsky District 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 southeast of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 106,270 square kilometers (41,030 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Krasnoselkup. Population: 6,204 ; 6,384 (2002 Census); 7,940 (1989 Census). The population of Krasnoselkup accounts for 64.1% of the district's total population.
Shuryshkarsky District 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 southwest of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 54,016 square kilometers (20,856 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Muzhi. Population: 9,814 ; 9,559 (2002 Census); 9,001 (1989 Census). The population of Muzhi accounts for 36.8% of the district's total population.
Tazovsky District 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 and borders Purovsky, Nadymsky, and Krasnoselkupsky District; these exist to the south, south-west, and south-east, respectively - alongside Yamalsky District west over Gulf of Ob, and Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District and Turukhansky District east within Krasnoyarsk Krai. The area of the district is 174,343.92 square kilometers (67,314.56 sq mi), which consists of the Gyda Peninsula, Taz Estuary as well as the region directly east of it. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Tazovsky. Population: 16,537 ; 15,600 (2002 Census); 18,515 (1989 Census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 41.1% of the district's total population.
Yamalsky District 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 and northwest of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 117,410 square kilometers (45,330 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Yar-Sale. Population: 16,310 ; 14,918 (2002 Census); 15,029 (1989 Census). The population of Yar-Sale accounts for 39.8% of the district's total population.
The Izhma Komi is a sub-group of the much larger Komi people, who traditionally reside in the north of the Komi Republic, primarily in the Izhemsky District, but also in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug around the borders with the Komi Republic.
The Anthem of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is one of the national symbols of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia, along with its flag and coat of arms. The Russian lyrics of the anthem were written by Lyudmila Khodunova, and the anthem's music was composed by Yuri Yunkerov, both in 2010. It was officially adopted on 17 November 2010.
The Khor Lambey is a pattern found on the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug flags.
Katrovozh or Sobskiye is a village along the Ob river in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia with a subarctic Köppen climate classification and record high temperatures of 34 °C compared to record low temperatures of -50 °C. Katrovozh's population has decreased from 824 in 2002 to 779 in 2019 and its population is connected to the outside world via flights to Salekhard.
The Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is the head of government of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia.
