Menzelinsk (Russian:Мензели́нск; Tatar: CyrillicМинзәлә, LatinMinzälä) is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River (Kama's basin), 292 kilometers (181mi) east of Kazan. Population: 16,476(2010 Census);16,730(2002 Census);15,223(**** Census); 15,800 (1973).