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City in Samara Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 | |
• Total | 34,491 |
• Subordinated to | city of federal subject significance of Kinel[1] |
• Capital of | Kinelsky District,[3] city of oblast significance of Kinel[1] |
• 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] | |
OKTMO ID | 36708000001 |
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]
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]
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