Shchigry, Kursk Oblast
Shchigry
Щигры | |
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Shchigry's central square | |
Location of Shchigry | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 36°56′E / 51.867°N 36.933°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Known since | 17th century |
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,040 |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Shchigry |
| • Capital of | Shchigrovsky District, town of oblast significance of Shchigry |
| • Urban okrug | Shchigry Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Shchigry Urban Okrug, Shchigrovsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 306530, 306531, 306532 |
| OKTMO ID | 38715000001 |
| Website | gshigry |
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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); 17,040 (2010 Census); 19,582 (2002 Census); 21,187 (1989 Soviet census); 18,000 (1974).