Shchuchye, Shchuchansky District, Kurgan Oblast
Town in Kurgan Oblast, Russia
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Shchuchye (Russian: Щу́чье) is a town and the administrative center of Shchuchansky District in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Shchuchye, 180 kilometers (110 mi) west of Kurgan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,973 (2010 census);[3] 10,602 (2002 census);[7] 11,094 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Shchuchye
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| Coordinates: 55°13′N 62°45′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kurgan Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Shchuchansky District[1] |
| Town under district jurisdictionSelsoviet | Shchuchye[1] |
| Known since | 1750 |
| Town status since | 1945[2] |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,973 |
• Estimate (2025) | 7,831 (−28.6%) |
| • Capital of | Shchuchansky District,[1] Shchuchye Town Under District Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Municipal district | Shchuchansky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Shchuchye Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Shchuchansky Municipal District,[4] Shchuchye Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [5]) |
| Postal code[6] | 641010 |
| OKTMO ID | 37644101001 |
| Website | xn----ftbdb1cant0bs9a |
History
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchuchye serves as the administrative center of Shchuchansky 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]
Military
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]