Shakhtyorsk

Shakhtyorsk
Шахтёрск
Central Shakhtyorsk
Location of Shakhtyorsk
Shakhtyorsk
Location of Shakhtyorsk
Shakhtyorsk
Shakhtyorsk (Sakhalin Oblast)
Coordinates: 49°09′32″N 142°06′25″E / 49.15889°N 142.10694°E / 49.15889; 142.10694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
Administrative districtUglegorsky District
Town of district significanceShakhtyorsk
Foundedafter 1905
Town status since1947
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
  Total
8,382
  Capital oftown of district significance of Shakhtyorsk
  Municipal districtUglegorsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementShakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofShakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
Postal code(s)
694910
Dialing code(s)+7 42432
OKTMO ID64652110001

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).