Chekalin
Чекалин
Town[1]
Chekalin Church
Chekalin Church
Coat of arms of Chekalin
Coat of arms
Location of Chekalin
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Chekalin is located in Russia
Chekalin
Chekalin
Location of Chekalin
Chekalin is located in Tula Oblast
Chekalin
Chekalin
Chekalin (Tula Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°06′N 36°15′E / 54.100°N 36.250°E / 54.100; 36.250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast[1]
Administrative districtSuvorovsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdictionChekalin[2]
Founded1565 (Julian)Edit this on Wikidata
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total994
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
914 (−8%)
 • Capital ofChekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
 • Municipal districtSuvorovsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementChekalin Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofChekalin Urban Settlement[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
301414
OKTMO ID70640108001

Chekalin (Russian: Чека́лин), formerly known as Likhvin (Лихвин) until 1945, is a town in Suvorovsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: 994 (2010 Census);[3] 1,151 (2002 Census);[9] 1,319 (1989 Census).[10] In 2010 it was the least populous inhabited locality in Russia with town status.[3] Now, however, the smallest town in Russia is Innopolis with 96 inhabitants according to the 2016 Census.

As of 2020 the population was reported to be 863.

History

During World War II, Likhvin was under German occupation from 19 October 1941 until 26 December 1941.[11] In 1944, Likhvin was renamed Chekalin in honor of Soviet partisan Alexander Chekalin.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Suvorovsky District as Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Suvorovsky Municipal District as Chekalin Urban Settlement.[5]

References

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 70 240 508», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 70 240 508, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  2. ^ a b Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Chekalin as a part of Suvorovsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Law #558-ZTO
  6. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 70 640 108». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 70 640 108. ).
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  11. ^ Освобождение городов
  12. ^ "Чекалин Александр Павлович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

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