Shchekino
Щёкино | |
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![]() In Shchekino | |
Coordinates: 54°00′N 37°31′E / 54.000°N 37.517°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast [1] |
Administrative district | Shchyokinsky District [1] |
Town under district jurisdiction | Shchekino [2] |
Founded | 1871 |
Town status since | 1938 |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 58,139 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 57,979 (−0.3%) |
• Capital of | Shchyokinsky District, [1] Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction [2] |
• Municipal district | Shchyokinsky Municipal District [5] |
• Urban settlement | Shchekino Urban Settlement [5] |
• Capital of | Shchyokinsky Municipal District, [5] Shchekino Urban Settlement [6] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [8] | 301240, 301241, 301243–301249, 301259 |
OKTMO ID | 70648101001 |
Shchekino ( Russian: Щёкино), also romanized Shchyokino, is a town and the administrative center of Shchyokinsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow— Simferopol highway ( M2), 25 kilometers (16 mi) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 58,139 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 61,588 ( 2002 Census); [9] 69,251 ( 1989 Soviet census); [10] 72,000 (1977).
It was founded in 1871 in connection with the development of brown coal deposits and soon supplanted Krapivna as the main settlement in the district.[ citation needed] It was granted town status in 1938.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchekino serves as the administrative center of Shchyokinsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shchyokinsky District as Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction. [2] As a municipal division, Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as Shchekino Urban Settlement. [5]
Shchekino
Щёкино | |
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![]() In Shchekino | |
Coordinates: 54°00′N 37°31′E / 54.000°N 37.517°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast [1] |
Administrative district | Shchyokinsky District [1] |
Town under district jurisdiction | Shchekino [2] |
Founded | 1871 |
Town status since | 1938 |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 58,139 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 57,979 (−0.3%) |
• Capital of | Shchyokinsky District, [1] Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction [2] |
• Municipal district | Shchyokinsky Municipal District [5] |
• Urban settlement | Shchekino Urban Settlement [5] |
• Capital of | Shchyokinsky Municipal District, [5] Shchekino Urban Settlement [6] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
![]() |
Postal code(s) [8] | 301240, 301241, 301243–301249, 301259 |
OKTMO ID | 70648101001 |
Shchekino ( Russian: Щёкино), also romanized Shchyokino, is a town and the administrative center of Shchyokinsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow— Simferopol highway ( M2), 25 kilometers (16 mi) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 58,139 ( 2010 Russian census); [3] 61,588 ( 2002 Census); [9] 69,251 ( 1989 Soviet census); [10] 72,000 (1977).
It was founded in 1871 in connection with the development of brown coal deposits and soon supplanted Krapivna as the main settlement in the district.[ citation needed] It was granted town status in 1938.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchekino serves as the administrative center of Shchyokinsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shchyokinsky District as Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction. [2] As a municipal division, Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as Shchekino Urban Settlement. [5]