Balashovsky District
District in Saratov Oblast, Russia
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Balashovsky District (Russian: Балашовский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,924.56 square kilometers (1,129.18 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Balashov[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[9] Population: 31,125 (2010 Census);[4] 34,599 (2002 census);[10] 33,835 (1989 Soviet census).[11]
Balashovsky District
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Khoper River, Balashovsky District | |
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 Location of Balashovsky District in Saratov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 43°10′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 23 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Balashov[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,924.56 km2 (1,129.18 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,125 |
| • Density | 10.643/km2 (27.564/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11.1% |
| • Rural | 88.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1 urban-type settlements[5], 60 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Balashovsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 2 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 63608000 |
| Website | http://baladmin.ru/ |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balashovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.[1] The town of Balashov serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as a town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[9]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Balashovsky Municipal District,[6] with Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Balashov Urban Settlement.[7]