Chekalin (), formerly known as Likhvin () until 1945, is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

Suvorovsky District Suvorovsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.Law #954-ZTO Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Suvorovsky Municipal District.Law #558-ZTO It is located ...

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, located on the left bank of the

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. Population: In 2010 it was the least populous inhabited locality in Russia with town status. For awhile, the smallest town in Russia was Innopolisbr>with 96 inhabitants
according to the 2016 Census, but since then has grown to a population of 3,955, and Chekalin is back to being the smallest town in Russia, with a population of 884 according to the 2024 census.

History

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Likhvin was under

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occupation from 19 October 1941 until 26 December 1941. In 1944, Likhvin was renamed Chekalin in honor of

Soviet partisan Soviet partisans were members of resistance movements that fought a guerrilla war against Axis forces during World War II in the Soviet Union, the previously Soviet-occupied territories of interwar Poland in 1941–45 and eastern Finland. The ac ...

Alexander Chekalin.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within

as Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction.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 Russian Classification on Objects of Administrative DivisionThe English name of the document is given per the English title included on the document's first page. (), or OKATO (), also called All-Russian classification on units of administrative and ...

lists the town of Chekalin as a part of Suvorovsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district. As a municipal division, Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Suvorovsky Municipal District as Chekalin Urban Settlement.Law #558-ZTO

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External links

Official website of Chekalin

Chekalin Business Directory
{{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Cities and towns in Tula Oblast Likhvinsky Uyezd