Kalach (russian: Кала́ч) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Kalacheyevsky District
Kalacheyevsky District (russian: Калаче́евский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #63-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The ar ...
in
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast (russian: Воронежская область, Voronezhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census.
Geography
V ...
,
Russia
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, located at the
confluence of the
Tolucheyevka and
Podgornaya Rivers, from
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was established in 1716 and granted town status in 1945.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Kalach serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Kalacheyevsky District
Kalacheyevsky District (russian: Калаче́евский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #63-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The ar ...
.
[Law #87-OZ] As an administrative division, it is, together with seven
rural localities in Kalacheyevsky District, incorporated within Kalacheyevsky District as Kalach
Urban Settlement.
As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Kalacheyevsky Municipal District.
[Law #63-OZ]
References
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External links
Official website of KalachKalach Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Voronezh Oblast
Populated places established in 1716