Uglegorsk, Sakhalin Oblast

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Uglegorsk (Russian: Углего́рск) is a coastal port town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the western coast of Sakhalin 359 km west of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk at 49.0833° N 142.0333° E. Population: 13,396 (2002 Census); 18,402 (1989 Census).

Founded after as Esutoru during Japanese rule in 1905. Town status since 1946.

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Administrative center: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
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