Balakovsky District (russian: Балако́вский райо́н) is an administrative
[Charter of Saratov Oblast] and municipal
[Law #78-ZSO] district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
), one of the
thirty-eight in
Saratov Oblast
Saratov Oblast (russian: Сара́товская о́бласть, ''Saratovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Saratov. As of the 2010 Cen ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the north of the
oblast
An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...
. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of
Balakovo
Balakovo ( rus, Балако́во, p=bəlɐˈkovə) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the East bank of the Volga River about northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
It was founded in 1 ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 19,617 (
2010 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
Balakovo ( rus, Балако́во, p=bəlɐˈkovə) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the East bank of the Volga River about northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
It was founded in 1 ...
serves as its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
,
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.
[Law #103-ZSO]
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Districts of Saratov Oblast
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