Tarko-Sale (Russian: Та́рко-Сале́) is a town and the administrative center of Purovsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Pyakupur River near its confluence with the Ayvasedapur, 560 kilometers (350 mi) southeast of Salekhard, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: 20,398 (2010 Census); 18,517 (2002 Census); 17,400 (1989 Census).