Kinel

City in Samara Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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Kinel (Samara Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 50°38′00″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSamara Oblast[1]
Founded1837
City status since1944
Government
  LeaderChihirev Vladimir Alexandrovich
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
  Total
34,491
  Subordinated tocity of federal subject significance of Kinel[1]
  Capital ofKinelsky District,[3] city of oblast significance of Kinel[1]
  Urban okrugKinel Urban Okrug[4]
  Capital ofKinel Urban Okrug,[4] Kinelsky Municipal District[4]
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]
446430
OKTMO ID36708000001
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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]

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