Shchigry, Kursk Oblast

Shchigry
Щигры
Shchigry's central square
Interactive map of Shchigry
Shchigry
Location of 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
Known since17th century
Elevation
204 m (669 ft)
Population
 • Total
17,040
 • Estimate 
(1 January 2024)
14,386 (−15.6%)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Shchigry
 • Capital ofShchigrovsky District, town of oblast significance of Shchigry
 • Urban okrugShchigry Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofShchigry Urban Okrug, Shchigrovsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
306530, 306531, 306532
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); 17,040 (2010 census); 19,582 (2002 census); 21,187 (1989 Soviet census); 18,000 (1974).