Shcholkine is a small city located in Crimea, Ukraine. It is also known by its Russian names, Shchelkino or Shchyolkino. The city is situated near the headland of Kazantyp on a peninsula that extends northward from the Crimean mainland into the Sea of Azov.
The population of the city was recorded as 11,677 in 2001 and has since been noted at 10,620. It serves as a coastal settlement characterized by its geographic position along the northern coastline of the Crimean peninsula.