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Shakhtyorsk

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Also known as Tōro, Shakhtersk

Shakhtyorsk (; , Tōro) is a town in Uglegorsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the western coast of the Sakhalin Island, northwest of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Shakhtyorsk is referenced by 66 other articles, and connects out to administrative centre, 2010 Russian census and Russia.

It is catalogued under topics including Cities and towns in Sakhalin Oblast and Populated places in Russia that lost city or town status.

Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Шахтёрск
Region
Сахалинская область
Country
Россия
Population
10,100
Timezone
Asia/Sakhalin

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Shakhtyorsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Шахтёрск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Schachtjorsk-Zentrum.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
Central Shakhtyorsk
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
right
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag of Shakhtyorsk (Sakhalin oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Sakhalin Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur
Uglegorsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur
Shakhtyorsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type
Town of district significance
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of
town of district significance of Shakhtyorsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
Uglegorsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
Shakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of
Shakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
8382
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
after 1905
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date
1947

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Wikidata facts

Population
13500
Elevation
30
Official website
shahtersk.admsakhalin.ru
Image
Schachtjorsk-ZOF.jpg
Dialing code
424 32
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Commons category
Shakhtyorsk
postal code
694910
located in/on physical feature
Sakhalin
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Economy
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources

Shakhtyorsk (; , Tōro) is a town in Uglegorsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the western coast of the Sakhalin Island, northwest of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

==Etymology== The name of the town derives from the Russian word "" ("miner"), referring to the black coal production in the surrounding area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shakhtyorsk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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