Shchuchye () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Shchuchansky District in

Kurgan Oblast Kurgan Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. According to the 2021 Census, the population was 776,661, down from 910,807 recorded in the 2010 Census. History Formed by De ...

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, located on

Lake Shchuchye Shchuchye (, ''Shortandy''; ) is a lake in Burabay District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. The name of the lake means "pike" in Russian, and it was thus named because of the abundance of this fish in its waters. The lake is part of the Burabay Nati ...

, west of

Kurgan A kurgan is a type of tumulus (burial mound) constructed over a grave, often characterized by containing a single human body along with grave vessels, weapons, and horses. Originally in use on the Pontic–Caspian steppe, kurgans spread into mu ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It has been known since 1750 as a ''

selo ''Selo'' is a Slavic term for a type of village. It may also refer to: Slovenia * Selo, Ajdovščina, a settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina, southwestern Slovenia * Selo, Krško, a settlement in the Municipality of Krško, southeaste ...

'' and was granted town status in 1945.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchuchye serves as the

of Shchuchansky District.Law #316 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Shchuchansky District as Shchuchye Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Shchuchye Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Shchuchansky Municipal District as Shchuchye Urban Settlement.Law #419

Military

About 14% of Russian

chemical weapon A chemical weapon (CW) is a specialized munition that uses chemicals formulated to inflict death or harm on humans. According to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), this can be any chemical compound intended as ...

s were stored at Shchuchye. However under the

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a new facility to destroy these chemical weapons was opened there in May 2009, with the financial help of the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Czech Republic, as well as the US-supported Nunn-Lugar program. The destruction and decontamination of the Shchuchye stockpile was completed in 2015.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=December 2012 Cities and towns in Kurgan Oblast