Kinel

Kinel (Russian: Кине́ль) is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Kinel River near its confluence with the Samara River, 41 kilometers (25 mi) east of Samara. Population: 34,491 (2010 Census);^[2] 34,385 (2002 Census);^[7] 33,412 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Kinel Кинель
City[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kinel
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Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 50°38′00″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Samara Oblast[1]
Founded	1837
City status since	1944
Government
• Leader	Chihirev Vladimir Alexandrovich
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	34,491
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of federal subject significance of Kinel[1]
• Capital of	Kinelsky District,[3] city of oblast significance of Kinel[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kinel Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Kinel Urban Okrug,[4] Kinelsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	446430
OKTMO ID	36708000001

History

It was founded in 1837.^{[citation needed]} In 1877, during the construction of the Samara–Orenburg railroad, the railway station of Kinel was built nearby. The station became a junction by 1888. In 1944, Kinel was granted city status.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kinel serves as the administrative center of Kinelsky District,^[3] even though it is not a part of it.^[9] As an administrative division, it is, together with two urban-type settlements, incorporated separately as the city of federal subject significance of Kinel—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kinel is incorporated as Kinel Urban Okrug.^[4]