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Kaluga (, ) is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Its population was 337,058 at the 2021 census.

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Kaluga is a Russian city located southwest of Moscow on the Oka River that serves as the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, a region in western Russia. With a population of over 337,000 people as of 2021, it is a significant urban center in the area.

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Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
324698
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank
55th
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
1371
Russian inhabited locality.established_title
First mentioned
Russian inhabited locality.postal_codes
248xxx
Russian inhabited locality.dialing_codes
4842
Russian inhabited locality.website
https://www.kaluga-gov.ru
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map
Russia Kaluga Oblast#Russia#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Kaluga
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Калуга
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Kaluga city, nowadays (collage).jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
Space museum, Rocket Vostok, House store of Rakov, Kaluga from a birds-eye view, Trolleybus, corner of Moskovskaya and Dostoyevskogo st.
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag of Kaluga.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Kaluga.svg
Russian inhabited locality.holiday
Second Saturday of September
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Kaluga Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur
City of Kaluga
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
Kaluga Oblast

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Demonym
калужанки
Population
331842
Area
168.8
Elevation
190
Official website
www.kaluga-gov.ru
Image
Kaluga 2012 MainSquare 03 1TM.jpg
Dialing code
4842
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Commons category
Kaluga
postal code
248000–248999
native label
Калуга
Commons gallery
Калуга
time of earliest written record
1371-00-00
inception
1371-00-00
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  • History
  • Demographics
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • Climate
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Partner cities
  • Gallery
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • External links

Kaluga (, ) is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Its population was 337,058 at the 2021 census.

Kaluga's most famous resident, the space travel pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, worked there as a school teacher from 1892 to 1935. The Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in Kaluga is dedicated to his theoretical achievements and to their practical implementations for modern space research, hence the motto on the city's coat of arms: , Kolybélʹ kosmonávtiki ("The Cradle of Space-Exploration").

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