Salekhard (Russian:Салеха́рд; Khanty: Пуӆңават; Nenets:Саляʼ харад, lit. house on a peninsula) is a town and the administrative center of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is the closest town to the Polar circle, the main parts being about 1 kilometer (0.62mi) south and suburbs stretching to the north of the circle. Population: 42,544(2010 Census);36,827(2002 Census);32,334(1989 Census).