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Shebekino (russian: Шебе́кино) is a
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in
Belgorod Oblast Belgorod Oblast (russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Belgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: History At the turn of the 17th ...
,
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, located on the Nezhegol River, southeast of
Belgorod Belgorod ( rus, Белгород, p=ˈbʲeɫɡərət) is a city and the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River north of the border with Ukraine. Population: Demographics The population of B ...
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History

It was founded in 1713 and was granted town status in 1938.


Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shebekino serves as the
administrative center An administrative center 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 administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Shebekinsky District Shebekinsky District (russian: Шебекинский райо́н) is an administrative district ( raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.Law #248 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Shebekinsky Municipal District.L ...
, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Shebekino—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
.Law #248 As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shebekino is incorporated within Shebekinsky Municipal District as Shebekino Urban Settlement.Law #159


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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2012 Cities and towns in Belgorod Oblast Belgorodsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1713 1713 establishments in Russia