Yefremov
Ефремов
Town[1]
Sverdlova Street in central Yefremov
Sverdlova Street in central Yefremov
Coat of arms of Yefremov
Coat of arms
Location of Yefremov
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Yefremov is located in Russia
Yefremov
Yefremov
Location of Yefremov
Yefremov is located in Tula Oblast
Yefremov
Yefremov
Yefremov (Tula Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°09′N 38°07′E / 53.150°N 38.117°E / 53.150; 38.117
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast[1]
Administrative districtYefremovsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdictionYefremov[2][3]
Founded1637
Town status since1777
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total42,350
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
35,168 (−17%)
 • Capital ofYefremovsky District[1]
 • Urban okrugYefremov Urban Okrug[6]
 • Capital ofYefremov Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
301840–301848, 301859
OKTMO ID70714000001

Yefremov (Russian: Ефре́мов, Russian pronunciation: [jɪˈfrʲeməf]) is a town and the administrative center of Yefremovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Krasivaya Mecha River (Don's tributary), 149 kilometers (93 mi) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 42,350 (2010 Census);[4] 47,256 (2002 Census);[9] 56,740 (1989 Census).[10]

History

It was founded in 1637 as a fortress defending the southern borders of the Tsardom of Russia.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1777.[citation needed]

Yefremov was occupied by the German Army briefly during World War II. The occupation lasted from November 23 to December 13, 1941.

A Soviet Air Force facility, Yefremov air base, was constructed east of the town during the Cold War.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yefremov serves as the administrative centre of Yefremovsky District[1] and is incorporated within it as a town under district jurisdiction.[2][3] As a municipal division, the town of Yefremov, together with 206 rural localities in Yefremovsky District, is incorporated as Yefremov Urban Okrug.[6][3]

Sister city

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #954-ZTO
  2. ^ a b Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast.
  3. ^ a b c OKATO lists 1 town and 206 rural localities in Yefremovsky District. The town of Yefremov and 206 rural localities are listed as a part of Yefremov Urban Okrug in Law #2138-ZTO.
  4. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Law #2138-ZTO
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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Administrative divisions of Tula Oblast
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