Shchekino
Shchekino
Щёкино | |
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In Shchekino | |
Location of Shchekino | |
| Coordinates: 54°00′N 37°31′E / 54.000°N 37.517°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tula Oblast |
| Administrative district | Shchyokinsky District |
| Town under district jurisdiction | Shchekino |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 58,139 |
| • Capital of | Shchyokinsky District, Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| • Municipal district | Shchyokinsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Shchekino Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Shchyokinsky Municipal District, Shchekino Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 301240, 301241, 301243–301249, 301259 |
| OKTMO ID | 70648101001 |
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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 Census); 61,588 (2002 Census); 69,251 (1989 Soviet census); 72,000 (1977).