Chekalin

{{Short description|Town in Tula Oblast, Russia}}

{{For|the surname|Chekalin (surname)}}

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| ru_name = Чекалин

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| image_skyline = Chekalin Church.jpg

| image_caption = Chekalin Church

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| coordinates = {{coord|54|06|N|36|15|E|display=inline,title}}

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| image_coa = Likhvin COA (Kaluga Governorate) (1777).png

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| federal_subject = Tula Oblast

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| adm_district_jur = Suvorovsky District

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| urban_settlement_jur = Chekalin Urban Settlement

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| pop_latest = 884

| pop_latest_date = 2024

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Chekalin ({{langx|ru|Чека́лин}}), formerly known as Likhvin ({{lang|ru|Лихвин}}) until 1945, is a town in Suvorovsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=994|p2002=1,151|p1989=1,319}} In 2010 it was the least populous inhabited locality in Russia with town status. For awhile, the smallest town in Russia was Innopolis [https://web.archive.org/web/20160415232659/http://tatstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/tatstat/resources/4f3274804c0d84f9ab87abc621b350d8/%D0%9C%D0%9E%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB2016.pdf with 96 inhabitants] according to the 2016 Census, but since then has grown to a population of 3,955, https://www.citypopulation.de/en/russia/places/tatarstan/verchneuslonskij_rajon/92620109001__innopolis/ and Chekalin is back to being the smallest town in Russia, with a population of 884 according to the 2024 census. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/russia/tula/_/70640108001__%C4%8Dekalin/