Shchuchinsk District) in Akmola Region and is the centre of a large agricultural area.

[1] Shchuchinsk was founded as a Cossack settlement called firstly as vyselok Shchuchinskiy in 1850.

[3] 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.