Shchekino

For other places with the same name, see Shchekino (disambiguation).

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);^[3] 61,588 (2002 Census);^[8] 69,251 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 72,000 (1977).

Shchekino Щёкино
Town[1]
In Shchekino
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Location of Shchekino
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Coordinates: 54°00′N 37°31′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  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	58,139
Administrative status
• Capital of	Shchyokinsky District,[1] Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Shchyokinsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Shchekino Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Shchyokinsky Municipal District,[4] Shchekino Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	301240, 301241, 301243–301249, 301259
OKTMO ID	70648101001

History

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]}

Administrative and municipal status

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.^[4]

Notable people

• Daria Abramova (born 1990) amateur boxer (2019 European Games featherweight women's bronze medalist)^[10]