Uglegorsk, Sakhalin Oblast
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| Administrative status (as of June 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Administrative district | Uglegorsky District |
| Town of district significance | Uglegorsk |
| Administrative center of | Uglegorsky District, town of district significance of Uglegorsk |
| Municipal status (as of December 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Uglegorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Uglegorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Uglegorsky Municipal District, Uglegorskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 10,381 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Town status since | 1946 |
| Previous names | Esutoru (until 1946) |
| Postal code(s) | 694920, 694923, 694929 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42432 |
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Uglegorsk (Russian: Углего́рск) is a coastal port town and the administrative center of Uglegorsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the west coast of Sakhalin Island, 277 kilometers (172 mi) northwest of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,381 (2010 Census);13,396 (2002 Census);18,402 (1989 Census).
It was founded as Esutoru (恵須取?) during Japanese rule in 1905. It came to Russian control along with the rest of the Sakhalin Island with the defeat of Japan in World War II.
Town status was granted to it in 1946, along with its present name.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uglegorsk serves as the administrative center of Uglegorsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uglegorsky District as the town of district significance of Uglegorsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Uglegorsk, together with nine rural localities in Uglegorsky District, is incorporated within Uglegorsky Municipal District as Uglegorskoye Urban Settlement.
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