| En Name: | Kinel |
| Ru Name: | Кинель |
| Coordinates: | 53.2222°N 50.6333°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kinel (Samara oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Samara Oblast |
| Adm City Jur: | city of federal subject significance of Kinel |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Kinelsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | city of oblast significance of Kinel |
| Inhabloc Cat: | City |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Kinel Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Kinel Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Kinelsky Municipal District |
| Leader Name: | Chihirev Vladimir Alexandrovich |
| Pop 2010Census: | 34491 |
| Established Date: | 1837 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1944 |
Kinel (Russian: Кине́ль) is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Kinel River near its confluence with the Samara River, 41km (25miles) east of Samara. Population:
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.
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 city of federal subject significance of Kinel—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kinel is incorporated as Kinel Urban Okrug.[2]