Menzelinsk

Menzelinsk
Мензелинск
Other transcription(s)
  TatarМинзәлә
Location of Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk
Location of Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 55°44′N 53°07′E / 55.733°N 53.117°E / 55.733; 53.117
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
  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 code(s)
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).