Balakovsky District

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]

Balakovsky District Балаковский район
District
Waterfront villas, Balakovsky District
Coat of arms
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  (2010 Census)[3]
• 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]