Shchyolkovo
Щёлково | |
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Coordinates: 55°55′N 38°00′E / 55.917°N 38.000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Shchyolkovsky District[1] |
City | Shchyolkovo[1] |
Founded | 16th century |
City status since | 1925 |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 110,411 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 125,634 (+13.8%) |
• Rank | 145th in 2010 |
• Capital of | Shchyolkovsky District,[1] City of Shchyolkovo[1] |
• Municipal district | Shchyolkovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Shchyolkovsky Municipal District,[4] Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[6] | 141100–141104, 141107–141110, 141112, 141113 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 49656 |
OKTMO ID | 46788000001 |
Website | www |
Shchyolkovo (Russian: Щёлково, IPA: [ˈɕːɵlkəvə]) is a city and the administrative center of Shchyolkovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary), 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 134,211 (2021 Census);[7] 110,411 (2010 Russian census);[2] 112,865 (2002 Census);[8] 109,255 (1989 Census);[9] 91,000 (1977).
It dates back to the 16th century.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1925.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchyolkovo serves as the administrative center of Shchyolkovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated within Shchyolkovsky District as the City of Shchyolkovo.[1] As a municipal division, the City of Shchyolkovo is incorporated within Shchyolkovsky Municipal District as Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement.[4]
The city is reachable in about one hour by suburban trains from the Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow.
Shchyolkovo is twinned with:[10]