Kinel 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); 34,385 (2002 census); 33,412 (1989 Soviet census).
History
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 city status. ==Administrative and municipal status==