Yefremov (town)

Yefremov
Ефремов
Sverdlova Street in central Yefremov
Location of Yefremov
Yefremov
Location of 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
Administrative districtYefremovsky District
Town under district jurisdictionYefremov
Founded1637
Town status since1777
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
  Total
42,350
  Capital ofYefremovsky District
  Urban okrugYefremov Urban Okrug
  Capital ofYefremov Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
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); 47,256(2002 Census); 56,740(1989 Soviet census).