Shakhtyorsk
| Shakhtyorsk (English) Шахтёрск (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Administrative district | Uglegorsky District |
| Town of district significance | Shakhtyorsk |
| Administrative center of | town of district significance of Shakhtyorsk |
| Municipal status (as of December 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Uglegorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Shakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Shakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 8,382 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
| Founded | after 1905 |
| Town status since | 1947 |
| Postal code(s) | 694910 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42432 |
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Shakhtyorsk (Russian: Шахтёрск; Japanese: 塔路, Tōro) is a town in Uglegorsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the western coast of the Sakhalin Island, 376 kilometers (234 mi) northwest of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,382 (2010 Census);10,643 (2002 Census);12,945 (1989 Census).
The name of the town derives from the Russian word "шахтёр" ("miner"), referring to the black coal production in the surrounding area.
It was founded after 1905 as Tōro, in the region then known as the Karafuto Prefecture of Japan. After the Soviet Union gained control over the southern part of the Sakhalin Island in August 1945, it became part of Sakhalin Oblast. It was granted town status and given its present name in 1947.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Uglegorsky District as the town of district significance of Shakhtyorsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Shakhtyorsk is incorporated within Uglegorsky Municipal District as Shakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement.
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