Kinel
| Kinel (in English) Кинель (Russian) |
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| 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 |
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| 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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