Chaplygin

human settlement in Chaplyginsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Country: Russia
Federal subject: Lipetsk Oblast
Administrative district: Chaplyginsky District
Town under district jurisdiction selsovi: Chaplygin
Founded: First half of, the 17th century
Elevation: 140 m (460 ft)
Total: 12,656
Estimate 2021: 11,579 ( −8.5% )
Capital of: Chaplyginsky District, Chaplygin Town Under District Jurisdiction
Municipal district: Chaplyginsky Municipal District
Urban settlement: Chaplygin Urban Settlement
Time zone: UTC+3 ( MSK )

Article

Chaplygin (Russian: Чаплы́гин) is a town and the administrative center of Chaplyginsky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Stanovaya Ryasa and Yagodnaya Ryasa Rivers, 85 kilometers (53 mi) north of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,579 (2021 census); 12,656 (2010 census); 13,656 (2002 census); 14,343 (1989 Soviet census).

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