Chekalin
Chekalin, formerly known as Likhvin, is a town in Suvorovsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: In 2010 it was the least populous inhabited locality in Russia with the town status; now the smallest town in Russia is Innopolis by 2016 Census.
It was previously known as Likhvin .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.
