Shchekino, Tula Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia

History | Geography : Administrative status

🇷🇺 Shchekino (Щёкино), also romanized Shchyokino, is a town and the administrative centre of Shchyokinsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow—Simferopol highway (M2), 25 km (16 mi) south of Tula, the administrative centre of the oblast.

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. It was granted town status in 1938.

Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchekino serves as the administrative centre of Shchyokinsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shchyokinsky District as Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Shchekino Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchyokinsky Municipal District as Shchekino Urban Settlement.

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Shchekino has a population of over 58,139 people. Shchekino also forms the centre of the wider Shchyokinsky District which has a population of over 106,337 people. It is also a part of the larger Tula Oblast.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Shchekino has links with:

🇸🇰 Považská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
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Antipodal to Shchekino is: -142.483,-54

Locations Near: Shchekino 37.5167,54

🇷🇺 Tula 37.619,54.194 d: 22.6  

🇷🇺 Novomoskovsk 38.217,54.083 d: 46.6  

🇷🇺 Serpukhov 37.407,54.921 d: 102.7  

🇷🇺 Kashira 38.167,54.833 d: 101.8  

🇷🇺 Chekhov 37.45,55.15 d: 127.9  

🇷🇺 Kaluga 36.263,54.514 d: 99.5  

🇷🇺 Klimovsk 37.533,55.367 d: 152  

🇷🇺 Obninsk 36.639,55.1 d: 134.8  

🇷🇺 Podolsk 37.545,55.432 d: 159.2  

🇷🇺 Domodedovo 37.766,55.44 d: 161  

Antipodal to: Shchekino -142.483,-54

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15915  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15438.6  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14960.8  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14870.1  

🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14855.5  

🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14855.5  

🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 14752.9  

🇨🇱 Coyhaique -72.067,-45.567 d: 15088.5  

🇨🇱 Temuco -72.667,-38.733 d: 14637.3  

🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 14521  

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