Local time Saturday 3:45 AM | Town under district jurisdiction Chekalin | |
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Municipal district Suvorovsky Municipal District Weather 1°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Chekalin (Russian: Чека́лин), formerly known as Likhvin (Лихвин), is a town in Suvorovsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: 994 (2010 Census); 1,151 (2002 Census); 1,319 (1989 Census). In 2010 it was the least populous inhabited locality in Russia with the town status; now the smallest town in Russia is Innopolis with 96 inhabitants by 2016 Census.
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Map of Chekalin, Tula Oblast, Russia, 301414
History
In 1944, Likhvin was renamed Chekalin in honor of a Soviet partisan Alexander Chekalin.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Suvorovsky District as Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Suvorovsky Municipal District as Chekalin Urban Settlement.