Leninogorsk (; ) is a

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in the

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, located southeast of

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. Population:

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Leninogorsk serves as the

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of Leninogorsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Order #01-02/9 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 A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Leninogorsk is incorporated within Leninogorsky Municipal District as Leninogorsk Urban Settlement.Law #34-ZRT

Economy

Leninogorsk is important to the Russia's

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. The

Romashkino Field The Romashkino field (; ) is an oil field in Leninogorsky District, southeastern Tatarstan, Russia. Discovered in 1948 by the village of Romashkino, it is the largest oil field of Volga-Ural Basin. The field is operated by Tatneft. The field c ...

located here in the Volga-Ural oil and gas region, also called the "Second Baku," is operated by

Tatneft Tatneft (; traded as: (ordinary shares), (preferred shares), (ADRs)) is a Russian vertically integrated oil and gas company with headquarters in the city of Almetyevsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, Russian Federation. It is the fifth larges ...

.История Группы «Татнефть» (History of TATNEFT Group)
tatneft.ru website. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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* * {{Authority control __NOTOC__ Cities and towns in Tatarstan Bugulminsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1955 Former urban-type settlements of Tatarstan