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Kinel

Kinel (in English)
Кинель (Russian)
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Map of Russia - Samara Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Samara Oblast in Russia
Kinel is located in Samara Oblast
Kinel
Kinel
Location of Kinel in Samara Oblast
Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 50°38′00″E / 53.22222°N 50.63333°E / 53.22222; 50.63333Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 50°38′00″E / 53.22222°N 50.63333°E / 53.22222; 50.63333
Coat of Arms of Kinel (Samara oblast).png
Flag of Kinel (Samara oblast).png
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of December 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Samara Oblast
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Kinel
Administrative center of Kinelsky District, town of oblast significance of Kinel
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrug Kinel Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Kinel Urban Okrug, Kinelsky Municipal District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 34,491 inhabitants
Time zone SAMT (UTC+04:00)
Founded 1837
Town status since 1944
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Kinel (Russian: Кинель) is a town 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);34,385 (2002 Census);33,412 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1837. 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 town status.

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


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