Uglegorsk, Sakhalin Oblast

Uglegorsk (in English)
Углегорск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Location of Sakhalin Oblast in Russia
Uglegorsk
Location of Uglegorsk in Sakhalin Oblast
Coordinates: 49°04′N 142°02′E / 49.067°N 142.033°E / 49.067; 142.033Coordinates: 49°04′N 142°02′E / 49.067°N 142.033°E / 49.067; 142.033
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of June 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakhalin Oblast[1]
Administrative district Uglegorsky District[1]
Town of district significance Uglegorsk[1]
Administrative center of Uglegorsky District,[1] town of district significance of Uglegorsk[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2012)
Municipal district Uglegorsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Uglegorskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Uglegorsky Municipal District,[2] Uglegorskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 10,381 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MAGT (UTC+11:00)[5]
Founded 1905
Town status since 1946
Previous names Esutoru (until 1946)
Postal code(s)[6] 694920, 694923, 694929
Dialing code(s) +7 42432[7]
Uglegorsk on Wikimedia Commons

Uglegorsk (Russian: Углего́рск) is a coastal port town and the administrative center of Uglegorsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the west coast of Sakhalin Island, 277 kilometers (172 mi) northwest of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,381 (2010 Census);[4] 13,396 (2002 Census);[8] 18,402 (1989 Census).[9]

History

It was founded as Esutoru (恵須取) during Japanese rule in 1905. It came to Russian control along with the rest of the Sakhalin Island with the defeat of Japan in World War II.

Town status was granted to it in 1946, along with its present name.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uglegorsk serves as the administrative center of Uglegorsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uglegorsky District as the town of district significance of Uglegorsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Uglegorsk, together with nine rural localities in Uglegorsky District, is incorporated within Uglegorsky Municipal District as Uglegorskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

Bituminous coal is mined in the surrounding area, giving the town its name. Uglegorsk is also the center of an agricultural area, mainly growing potatoes and other vegetables. Paper and timber products are also produced in the town.

Climate

Uglegorsk has a borderline humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) that is almost cold enough to be a subarctic climate. The weather on the western side of Sakhalin tends to be drier and more settled than on the eastern side, since the winds from the combined force of the Siberian High and Aleutian Low run almost parallel to the coast with very little travel over water. Moreover, the winds from the summer low tend to lose some of their moisture over the island's mountains.

Climate data for Uglegorsk (1939-1964)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −3
(27)		 −1
(30)		 4
(39)		 11
(52)		 18
(64)		 21
(70)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 23
(73)		 17
(63)		 8
(46)		 1
(34)		 25
(77)
Average high °C (°F) −10.7
(12.7)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 4.6
(40.3)		 10.3
(50.5)		 14.8
(58.6)		 19.1
(66.4)		 21.1
(70)		 17.3
(63.1)		 9.7
(49.5)		 0.1
(32.2)		 −17.3
(0.9)		 5.7
(42.3)
Average low °C (°F) −19.4
(−2.9)		 −17.8
(0)		 −12
(10)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 1.8
(35.2)		 6.7
(44.1)		 11.4
(52.5)		 13.1
(55.6)		 8.3
(46.9)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −15
(5)		 −2.7
(27.1)
Record low °C (°F) −37
(−35)		 −33
(−27)		 −28
(−18)		 −16
(3)		 −8
(18)		 −2
(28)		 2
(36)		 3
(37)		 −1
(30)		 −16
(3)		 −23
(−9)		 −36
(−33)		 −37
(−35)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32
(1.26)		 20
(0.79)		 25
(0.98)		 34
(1.34)		 46
(1.81)		 44
(1.73)		 71
(2.8)		 73
(2.87)		 77
(3.03)		 69
(2.72)		 59
(2.32)		 50
(1.97)		 600
(23.62)
Source: [10]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Law #25-ZO
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #524
  3. ↑ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 64 652 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 64 652 101. ).
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ↑ Телефонные коды Сахалина - Dialing codes of Sakhalin (in Russian)
  8. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "RUS SAJALINSKAYA - UGLEGORSK". Centro de Investigaciones Fitosociológicas. Retrieved November 3, 2011.

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