Chekalin
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Chekalin (Template:Langx), formerly known as Likhvin (Script error: No such module "Lang".) until 1945, is a town in Suvorovsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2] In 2010 it was the least populous inhabited locality in Russia with town status.[3] For awhile, the smallest town in Russia was Innopolis with 96 inhabitants according to the 2016 Census, but since then has grown to a population of 3,955, [4] and Chekalin is back to being the smallest town in Russia, with a population of 884 according to the 2024 census. [5]
History
During World War II, Likhvin was under German occupation from 19 October 1941 until 26 December 1941.[6] In 1944, Likhvin was renamed Chekalin in honor of Soviet partisan Alexander Chekalin.[7]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Suvorovsky District as Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction.[8] As a municipal division, Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Suvorovsky Municipal District as Chekalin Urban Settlement.[9]
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- ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/russia/places/tatarstan/verchneuslonskij_rajon/92620109001__innopolis/
- ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/russia/tula/_/70640108001__%C4%8Dekalin/
- ↑ Освобождение городов
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Law #558-ZTO
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