Balakovsky District
District in Saratov Oblast, Russia
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Balakovsky District (Russian: Балако́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,100 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the city of Balakovo[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[7] Population: 19,617 (2010 Census);[3] 20,192 (2002 census);[8] 18,946 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
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Balakovsky District
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Waterfront villas, Balakovsky District | |
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 Location of Balakovsky District in Saratov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 52°02′N 47°47′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 23 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Balakovo[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,100 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,617 |
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 47 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Balakovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 63607000 |
| Website | http://www.admbal.ru/ |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balakovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.[1] The city of Balakovo serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[7]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Balakovsky Municipal District,[4] with Balakovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Balakovo Urban Settlement.[5]