Country Russia Administrative center town of Balakhna Work settlements 3 Area 896.6 km² | Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Towns of district significance 1 Selsoviets 3 | |
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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.
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Map of Balakhninsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
History
The district was established in 1929.
References
Balakhninsky District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA