Shakhtyorsk
Shakhtyorsk
Шахтёрск | |
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Shakhtyorsk Location of Shakhtyorsk Shakhtyorsk Shakhtyorsk (Sakhalin Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′32″N 142°06′25″E / 49.15889°N 142.10694°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| Administrative district | Uglegorsky District |
| Town of district significanceSelsoviet | Shakhtyorsk |
| Founded | after 1905 |
| Town status since | 1947 |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,382 |
• Estimate (2023) | 6,572 (−21.6%) |
| • Capital of | town of district significance of Shakhtyorsk |
| • Municipal district | Uglegorsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Shakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Shakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| Postal code | 694910 |
| Dialing code | +7 42432 |
| OKTMO ID | 64652110001 |
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 Soviet census).