Balakovsky District
municipal district in Russia
Balakovsky District (Russian: Балако́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the city of Balakovo (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 19,617 (2010 Census); 20,192 (2002 census); 18,946 (1989 Soviet census).
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balakovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast. The city of Balakovo serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Balakovsky Municipal District, with Balakovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Balakovo Urban Settlement.
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Саратовская областная Дума. Закон №46-ЗСО от 2 июня 2005 г.
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