Shakhtyorsk

Shakhtyorsk

Shakhtersk ( _ru. Шахтёрск; _ja. 塔路, "Tōro") is a town in Uglegorsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the western coast of Sakhalin Island, km to mi|376 north-west of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: ru-census|p02=10643|p89=12945

The town was founded after 1905 as Tōro. It was a part of the Karafuto Prefecture of Japan. When the Soviet Union re-established control over the southern part of Sakhalin Island in August 1945, the town was subordinated to Sakhalin Oblast. It was given its present name in 1947.

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