Yefremov (town)
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Yefremov (Russian: Ефре́мов) is a town in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Krasivaya Mecha River (Don's tributary), 149 km south of Tula. Population: 47,256 (2002 Census); 56,740 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1637 as a fortress defending the southern borders of the Tsardom of Russia. It received town status in 1777.
Cities and towns in Tula Oblast | ||
Administrative center: Tula Aleksin | Belyov | Bogoroditsk | Bolokhovo | Chekalin | Donskoy | Kimovsk | Kireyevsk | Lipki | Novomoskovsk | Plavsk | Shchyokino | Sokolniki | Sovetsk | Suvorov | Uzlovaya | Venyov | Yasnogorsk | Yefremov |