| En Name: | Yefremov |
| Ru Name: | Ефремов |
| Coordinates: | 53.15°N 45°W |
| Map Label Position: | top |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Efremov (Tula oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Tula Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Yefremovsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Yefremov |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town under district jurisdiction |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Yefremovsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Yefremov Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Yefremov Urban Okrug |
| Pop 2010Census: | 42350 |
| Established Date: | 1637 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1777 |
| Postal Codes: | 301840–301848, 301859 |
Yefremov (Russian: Ефре́мов, pronounced as /ru/) is a town and the administrative center of Yefremovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Krasivaya Mecha River (Don's tributary), 149km (93miles) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was founded in 1637 as a fortress defending the southern borders of the Tsardom of Russia. It was granted town status in 1777.
Yefremov was occupied by the German Army briefly during World War II. The occupation lasted from November 23 to December 13, 1941.
A Soviet Air Force facility, Yefremov air base, was constructed east of the town during the Cold War.
In April 2022, a girl named Maria Moskalyova and her father were prosecuted for her anti-war drawing in the Masha Moskalyova case.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yefremov serves as the administrative centre of Yefremovsky District[1] and is incorporated within it as a town under district jurisdiction.[2] [3] As a municipal division, the town of Yefremov, together with 206 rural localities in Yefremovsky District, is incorporated as Yefremov Urban Okrug.[4]
Since 1933 the Yefremovskaya CHP has been operating, which supplies industrial enterprises with electricity and the city with heat.
Yefremov is a diversified industrial city, its economy is based on three chemical plants:
Russia's largest molasses production:
There are also a number of food industry enterprises in the city (bakery, dairy plant, etc.) working for the local market.