Shakhtyorsk (; , ''Tōro'') is a
town
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in
Uglegorsky District of
Sakhalin Oblast,
Russia
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, located on the western coast of the
Sakhalin Island
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, northwest of
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the
administrative center
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of the
oblast
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. Population:
Etymology
The name of the town derives from the
Russian word "" ("miner"), referring to the
black coal production in the surrounding area.
History
It was founded after 1905 as ''Tōro'', in the region then known as the
Karafuto Prefecture of
Japan
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. 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.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four
rural localities, incorporated within
Uglegorsky District as the
town of district significance
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of Shakhtyorsk.
[Law #25-ZO] As a
municipal division, the town of district significance of Shakhtyorsk is incorporated within Uglegorsky Municipal District as Shakhtyorskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #524]
Economy
The town's economy relies mainly on black coal mining, which supports a power station.
Notable people
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Yuri Aleksandrovich Yakimov (born 28 February 1953, Shakhtyorsk) is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Нe won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event.
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Cities and towns in Sakhalin Oblast