Leninogorsk
Лениногорск | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Tatar | Лениногорск |
Coordinates: 54°36′N 52°30′E / 54.600°N 52.500°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tatarstan[1] |
Founded | 1795 |
Town status since | 1955 |
Elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 64,127 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 62,531 (−2.5%) |
• Rank | 246th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Leninogorsk[1] |
• Capital of | town of republic significance of Leninogorsk,[1] Leninogorsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Leninogorsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Leninogorsk Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Leninogorsky Municipal District,[4] Leninogorsk Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 423250, 423260 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 85595 |
OKTMO ID | 92636101001 |
Leninogorsk (Russian: Лениного́рск; Tatar: Лениногорск) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located 322 kilometers (200 mi) southeast of Kazan. Population: 64,127 (2010 Russian census);[2] 65,592 (2002 Census);[7] 62,093 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Leninogorsk serves as the administrative center of Leninogorsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Leninogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Leninogorsk is incorporated within Leninogorsky Municipal District as Leninogorsk Urban Settlement.[4]
Leninogorsk is important to the Russia's oil industry. The Romashkino Field located here in the Volga-Ural oil and gas region, also called the "Second Baku," is operated by Tatneft.[9][10][11]