Menzelinsk

Menzelinsk
Мензелинск
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarМинзәлә
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Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 55°43′30″N 53°06′23″E / 55.72500°N 53.10639°E / 55.72500; 53.10639
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan
Administrative districtMenzelinsky District
Founded1584–1586
Town status since1781
Area
 • Total
7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 • Total
16,476
 • Estimate 
(2021)
16,008 (−2.8%)
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
 • Capital ofMenzelinsky District
 • Municipal districtMenzelinsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementMenzelinsk Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofMenzelinsky Municipal District, Menzelinsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
423700–423703, 423709, 423716, 423718
OKTMO ID92640101001
Websitewww.menzelinsk.ru

Menzelinsk (Russian: Мензели́нск; Tatar: Минзәлә) is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River near its confluence with the Kama, 292 kilometers (181 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. Population: 16,476 (2010 census); 16,730 (2002 census); 15,223 (1989 Soviet census); 15,800 (1973).