Balashikhinsky District
former administrative and municipal district of Moscow Oblast, Russia
Balashikhinsky District (Russian: Балашихинский райо́н) was an administrative and municipal district (raion) of Moscow Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center was the city of Balashikha. Population: 225,381 (2010 census); 187,988 (2002 census); 31,964 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Balashikha accounted for 95.6% of the district's total population.
It existed in 1941-2011 (with the exception of 1963-1965). In 1929-1941 it was a Reutovsky district.
The district was abolished on January 1, 2011 and reorganized as Balashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction.
The public source identifies “Balashikhinsky District” as former administrative and municipal district of Moscow Oblast, Russia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Balashikhinsky, District and former.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q10737463. Authority coordinates are 55.833, 38.000. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002, 1989 and 1941.
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