Tarusa (Russian: Тару́са) is a town and the administrative center of Tarussky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, 36 kilometers (22 mi) south of Serpukhov, 76 kilometers (47 mi) northeast of Kaluga, and about 140 kilometers (87 mi) south of Moscow. Population: 9,660 (2010 Census); 9,893 (2002 Census); 8,795 (1989 Census).
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