Balakhninsky District
| Balakhninsky District Балахнинский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Balakhninsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 56°30′N 43°36′E / 56.500°N 43.600°ECoordinates: 56°30′N 43°36′E / 56.500°N 43.600°E | |
 Balakhninsky District Administration building in Balakhna |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2016) | |
| Administrative center | town of Balakhna |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Work settlements | 3 |
| Selsoviets | 3 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 5 |
| Rural localities | 40 |
| Municipal structure (as of August 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Balakhninsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 4 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (administrative district) (January 2016) | 958.2 km2 (370.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 77,598 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 92.0% |
| • Rural | 8.0% |
| Density | 80.98/km2 (209.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | 1929 |
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Balakhninsky District (Russian: Балахни́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Balakhninsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 958.2 square kilometers (370.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Balakhna. Population: 77,598 (2010 Census);26,345 (2002 Census);60,487 (1989 Census). The population of Balakhna accounts for 66.4% of the district's total population.
The district was established in 1929.
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