Shchigry
Щигры
Town[1]
Shchigry's central square
Shchigry's central square
Coat of arms of Shchigry
Coat of arms
Location of Shchigry
Map
Shchigry is located in Russia
Shchigry
Shchigry
Location of Shchigry
Shchigry is located in Kursk Oblast
Shchigry
Shchigry
Shchigry (Kursk Oblast)
Coordinates: 51°52′N 36°56′E / 51.867°N 36.933°E / 51.867; 36.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast[1]
Known since17th century
Elevation
204 m (669 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total17,040
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
15,292 (−10.3%)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Shchigry[1]
 • Capital ofShchigrovsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Shchigry[1]
 • Urban okrugShchigry Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofShchigry Urban Okrug,[4] Shchigrovsky Municipal District[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
306530, 306531, 306532Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID38715000001
Websitegshigry.rkursk.ru

Shchigry (Russian: Щигры́) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located between the Shchigra and Lesnaya Plata Rivers, 60 kilometers (37 mi) northeast of Kursk. Population: 14,927 (2021 Census);[7] 17,040 (2010 Census);[2] 19,582 (2002 Census);[8] 21,187 (1989 Census);[9] 18,000 (1974).

History

It has been known to exist since the 17th century as a village called Troitskoye na Shchigrakh.[citation needed] In 1779, it was renamed Shchigry. During World War II, Shchigry was occupied by German troops from 21 November 1941 to 5 February 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchigry serves as the administrative center of Shchigrovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Shchigry—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shchigry is incorporated as Shchigry Urban Okrug.[4]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Resolution #489
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #48-ZKO
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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