Tsimlyansk (Russian: Цимля́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Tsimlyansky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Don River, on the coast of Tsimlyansk Reservoir, 236 kilometers (147 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast.

[7] It was founded in 1672 by the Don Cossacks as Ust-Tsimla (Усть-Цимла).

[citation needed] In 1950–1952, the stanitsa was resettled in the new location due to the construction of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir and the Tsimlyansk Hydroelectric Station [ru].

[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsimlyansk serves as the administrative center of Tsimlyansky District.

[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tsimlyansky District as Tsimlyanskoye Urban Settlement.