Shchuchinsk

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'''Shchuchinsk''' ({{langx|kk|Щучинск}}, ''Şuçinsk''; {{langx|ru|Щучинск}}, {{IPA|kk|ɕut͡ɕɪnsk}}) 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.

== 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.<ref name="GЕ">Google Earth</ref>

===Climate=== {{Weather box |location= Shuchinsk (1991–2020) |single line= Yes |metric first= Yes |Jan high C= -11.0 |Feb high C= -9.1 |Mar high C= -2.1 |Apr high C= 10.4 |May high C= 19.3 |Jun high C= 23.9 |Jul high C= 24.5 |Aug high C= 23.1 |Sep high C= 16.8 |Oct high C= 8.7 |Nov high C= -2.9 |Dec high C= -9.1 |year high C= |Jan mean C= -15.9 |Feb mean C= -14.8 |Mar mean C= -7.4 |Apr mean C= 4.2 |May mean C= 12.3 |Jun mean C= 17.4 |Jul mean C= 18.5 |Aug mean C= 16.7 |Sep mean C= 10.4 |Oct mean C= 3.3 |Nov mean C= -7.0 |Dec mean C= -13.5 |year mean C= |Jan low C= -21.0 |Feb low C= -20.1 |Mar low C= -12.6 |Apr low C= -1.6 |May low C= 5.1 |Jun low C= 10.5 |Jul low C= 12.5 |Aug low C= 10.5 |Sep low C= 4.4 |Oct low C= -1.5 |Nov low C= -10.9 |Dec low C= -18.2 |year low C= |precipitation colour= green |Jan precipitation mm= 14.6 |Feb precipitation mm= 11.9 |Mar precipitation mm= 15.7 |Apr precipitation mm= 22.3 |May precipitation mm= 32.4 |Jun precipitation mm= 41.6 |Jul precipitation mm= 82.1 |Aug precipitation mm= 41.9 |Sep precipitation mm= 26.0 |Oct precipitation mm= 25.8 |Nov precipitation mm= 21.4 |Dec precipitation mm= 16.5 |year precipitation mm= |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days= 4.6 |Feb precipitation days= 4.0 |Mar precipitation days= 4.3 |Apr precipitation days= 5.0 |May precipitation days= 6.7 |Jun precipitation days= 7.5 |Jul precipitation days= 9.9 |Aug precipitation days= 7.3 |Sep precipitation days= 5.4 |Oct precipitation days= 6.2 |Nov precipitation days= 6.0 |Dec precipitation days= 5.2 |year precipitation days= |Jan sun = 99.7 |Feb sun = 132.0 |Mar sun = 187.5 |Apr sun = 236.6 |May sun = 300.5 |Jun sun = 315.4 |Jul sun = 302.5 |Aug sun = 273.3 |Sep sun = 205.8 |Oct sun = 139.3 |Nov sun = 83.0 |Dec sun = 73.2 |year sun = 2348.8 |source =World Meteorological Organization,<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web |url =https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Kazakhstan/XLS/Shchuchinsk_28984.xls |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>}}

==History== Shchuchinsk was founded as a Cossack settlement called firstly as vyselok Shchuchinskiy in 1850. Several years later it became stanitsa Shchuchinskaya.

==Sport== National Ski Center, with two modern olympic ski jumping hills, large (K125) and normal (K90), 16 FIS cross-country ski courses and a biathlon stadium, was opened in July 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Ski Center, Shchuchinsk|url=http://www.skisprungschanzen.com/EN/Ski+Jumps/KAZ-Kazakhstan/Shchuchinsk/1713-National+Ski+Center/|access-date=2020-06-26|website=Ski Jumping Hill Archive|language=EN}}</ref>

Vladimir Smirnov, cross-country skier, Olympic champion 1994, was born in Shchuchinsk.

Nikolay Chebotko, cross-country skier, bronze medalist World Ski Championship 2013, was born in Shchuchinsk.

Svetlana Kapanina, world women's aerobatic champion, most celebrated woman pilot in history, was born in Shchuchinsk.

==Sister Cities== *{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Astana, Kazakhstan

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Populated places in Akmola Region