Neftegorsk, Samara Oblast

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Neftegorsk (Russian: Нефтего́рск) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located 103 km south-east of Samara at 52.8167° N 51.2° ECoordinates: 52.8167° N 51.2° E. Population: 19,388 (2002 Census); 18,895 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1960 as an oil-extracting settlement. Urban-type settlement status since 1966; town status since 1989.