Shchuchinsk

Also known as Shchuchye

Shchuchinsk (, Şuçinsk; , ) is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye. It is the seat of Burabay District (formerly Shchuchinsk District) in Akmola Region and is the centre of a large agricultural area.

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Settlement.name: Shchuchinsk
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.official_name: Щучинск
Settlement.image_skyline: Burabay Ski Jumps.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Герб Щучинск.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kazakhstan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aqmola Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Burabay District
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 45 253
Settlement.timezone: UTC + 6
Settlement.utc_offset: +6
Settlement.postal_code: 021700

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Official name: Щучье
Country: Kazakhstan
Population: 44106
Capital of: Burabay District
Official website: www.schuchinsk.kz
Image: Панорама Щучинска с возвышенности (cropped 01).jpg

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== Geography == Shchuchinsk is located at the feet of the Kokshetau Massif, in the Kokshetau Hills, northern part of the Kazakh Uplands. Burabay spa town lies nearby to the northeast.

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