Kaluga

Summary

Kaluga is a city or town^[1]. Kaluga ranks in the top 6% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,158 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kaluga received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].
• Kaluga is located in Kaluga Urban Okrug^[4].
• Kaluga is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Kaluga is on the body of water Oka^[6].
• Kaluga is on the body of water Yachenskoe Reservoir^[7].
• Kaluga's head of government is recorded as Dmitry Denisov^[8].
• Kaluga's instance of is recorded as city or town^[9].
• Kaluga's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Kaluga's instance of is recorded as administrative divisions of Russia^[11].
• Kaluga's anthem is recorded as Q116621586^[12].
• Kaluga's flag is recorded as flag of Kaluga city^[13].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Suhl^[14].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahti^[15].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Binningen^[16].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tiraspol^[17].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panorama^[18].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minsk^[19].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Binzhou^[20].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Smolensk^[21].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oryol^[22].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tula^[23].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Makhachkala^[24].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leszno^[25].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chemnitz^[26].
• Kaluga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xianyang^[27].

Body

Geography

Kaluga is in the country of Russia^[5]. Kaluga is located in Kaluga Urban Okrug^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Oka^[6], a river^[28], in Russia^[29] and Yachenskoe Reservoir^[7], a reservoir^[30], in Russia^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+341986'}^[32], {'amount': '+341892'}^[33], {'amount': '+340851'}^[34], {'amount': '+332039'}^[35], and {'amount': '+331842'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city or town^[9], big city^[10], and administrative divisions of Russia^[11].

History and Context

1371 marks the founding of Kaluga^[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kaluga include 8150 Kaluga^[38], an asteroid^[39].

Why It Matters

Kaluga ranks in the top 6% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,158 views/month).^[2] Kaluga has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

Entities named for Kaluga include 8150 Kaluga^[38], an asteroid^[39].

FAQs

What awards did Kaluga receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].