| En Name: | Shchyolkovo |
| Ru Name: | Щёлково |
| Coordinates: | 55.9167°N 38°W |
| Map Label Position: | top |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Shchelkovo (Moscow oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Moscow Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Shchyolkovsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Shchyolkovo |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | City |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Shchyolkovsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | City of Shchyolkovo |
| Inhabloc Cat: | City |
| Mun District Jur: | Shchyolkovsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Shchyolkovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 110411 |
| Pop 2010Census Rank: | 145th |
| Established Date: | 16th century |
| Current Cat Date: | 1925 |
| Postal Codes: | 141100–141104, 141107–141110, 141112, 141113 |
| Dialing Codes: | 49656 |
| Website: | http://www.schelkovo-gorod.ru/ |
Shchyolkovo (Russian: Щёлково|p=ˈɕːɵlkəvə) is a city and the administrative center of Shchyolkovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary), 20km (10miles) northeast of Moscow. Population: 112,865 (2002 Census); 109,255 (1989 Census); 91,000 (1977).
It dates back to the 16th century. Town status was granted to it in 1925.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchyolkovo serves as the administrative center of Shchyolkovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated within Shchyolkovsky District as the City of Shchyolkovo. As a municipal division, the City of Shchyolkovo is incorporated within Shchyolkovsky Municipal District as Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement.[2]
The city is reachable in about one hour by suburban trains from the Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia.
Shchyolkovo is twinned with:[3]
Celje, Slovenia
Gagra, Georgia
Grodno Region, Belarus
Orhei District, Moldavia
Talsi, Latvia