Shchuchye
Щучье
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Location of Shchuchye | |
Location of Shchuchye Show map of RussiaShchuchye (Kurgan Oblast) Show map of Kurgan Oblast | |
Coordinates: 55°13′N 62°45′E / 55.217°N 62.750°E / 55.217; 62.750 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kurgan Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Shchuchansky District[1] |
Town under district jurisdiction | Shchuchye[1] |
Known since | 1750 |
Town status since | 1945[2] |
Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,973 |
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• Capitalof | Shchuchansky District,[1] Shchuchye Town Under District Jurisdiction[1] |
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• Municipal district | Shchuchansky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Shchuchye Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capitalof | Shchuchansky Municipal District,[4] Shchuchye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] |
641010
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OKTMOID | 37644101001 |
Website | xn----ftbdb1cant0bs9a |
Shchuchye (Russian: Щу́чье) is a town and the administrative centerofShchuchansky DistrictinKurgan Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Shchuchye, 180 kilometers (110 mi) west of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,973 (2010 Russian census);[3] 10,602 (2002 Census);[7] 11,094 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
It has been known since 1750 as a selo and was granted town status in 1945.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchuchye serves as the administrative centerofShchuchansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shchuchansky District as Shchuchye Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Shchuchye Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchuchansky Municipal District as Shchuchye Urban Settlement.[4]
About 14% of Russian chemical weapons were stored at Shchuchye.[9] However under the Chemical Weapons Convention a new facility to destroy these chemical weapons was opened there in May 2009,[10] with the financial help of the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Czech Republic,[11] as well as the US-supported Nunn-Lugar program.[12] The destruction and decontamination of the Shchuchye stockpile was completed in 2015.[13]
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