Shcholkine
Shcholkine
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Shcholkine Location of Shcholkine within the Crimea Shcholkine Shcholkine (Ukraine) Shcholkine Shcholkine (European Russia) Shcholkine Shcholkine (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′25″N 35°49′7″E / 45.42361°N 35.81861°E | |
| Country | Ukraine (occupied by Russia) |
| Autonomous republic | Crimea (de jure) |
| Raion | Kerch Raion (de jure) |
| Federal subject | Crimea (de facto) |
| District | Lenine District (de facto) |
| Established | 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 10,620 |
| • Density | 3,110/km2 (8,040/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 98213 |
| Area code | +7-36557 |
| 1 Autonomous Republic of Crimea (de jure) or Republic of Crimea (de facto), depending on jurisdiction. | |
Shcholkine (Ukrainian: Щолкіне IPA: [ˈʃtʃɔlʲkine] ⓘ; Crimean Tatar: Şçolkino), also commonly known as Shchelkino or Shchyolkino by its Russian name (Russian: Щёлкино), is a small city in Crimea. Geographically, Shcholkine is located near the headland of Kazantyp, on a peninsula jutting northward out into the Sea of Azov from the Crimean mainland. Population: 11,677 (2001); 10,620 (2014 Census).