Balakhninsky District (Russian: Балахни́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Balakhninsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 958.2 square kilometers (370.0 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Balakhna.[1] Population: 77,598 (2010 Census);[2] 26,345 (2002 Census);[7] 60,487 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Balakhna accounts for 66.4% of the district's total population.[2]
Balakhninsky District
Балахнинский район | |
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Coordinates: 56°30′N 43°36′E / 56.500°N 43.600°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Established | 1929[1] |
Administrative center | Balakhna[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 958.2 km2 (370.0 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 77,598 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 76,266 (−1.7%) |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Urban | 92.0% |
• Rural | 8.0% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 3 Work settlements, 3 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 5 Urban-type settlements[4], 40 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Balakhninsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 4 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 22605000 |
Website | http://www.balakhna.nn.ru |
The district was established in 1929.[1]