Chekalin

Chekalin (English) Чекалин (Russian)
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In Chekalin
Location of Tula Oblast in Russia
Chekalin Location of Chekalin in Tula Oblast
Coordinates: 54°06′N 36°15′E / 54.100°N 36.250°E / 54.100; 36.250Coordinates: 54°06′N 36°15′E / 54.100°N 36.250°E / 54.100; 36.250

Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tula Oblast
Administrative district	Suvorovsky District
Town under district jurisdiction	Chekalin
Administrative center of	Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of July 2011)
Municipal district	Suvorovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Chekalin Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Chekalin Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	994 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Previous names	Likhvin (until 1944)
Postal code(s)	301414
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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.

In 1944, Likhvin was renamed Chekalin in honor of a Soviet partisan Alexander Chekalin.

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.