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.

It was founded in 1584–1586 and was granted town status in 1781, when it was a part of Ufa Governorate.

[4] As of 1997, industrial enterprises in the town included a bakery, a distillery, and a construction materials factory.

[2] The nearest railway station is Krugloye Pole on the Agryz–Akbash line, 65 kilometers (40 mi) to the northeast.

[2] As of 1989, Russians accounted for 49.3% of the town's population, while Tatars comprised 46.8% and Mari—1.6%.