Balakovsky rajon

Rajon Balakovsky rajon Балаковский район Federal district Volga Oblast Saratov Administrative center Balakowo (city) surface 3,203.88  km² population 220,598 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 69 inhabitants / km² Boroughs 1 Cities / SsT 1/0 Rural communities / villages 17/47 Time zone UTC + 4 Telephone code (+7) 8453 Postcodes 413800-413849 License Plate 64, 164 OKATO 63 207 OKTMO 63 607 Geographical location of the administrative center Coordinates 52 ° 0 ′  N , 47 ° 48 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′  N , 47 ° 48 ′  E Balakovo Balakowski rajon: situation in Saratov Oblast Saratov Oblast within Russia

The Balakowski rajon ( Russian Балако́вский райо́н ) is a Rajon in the Russian Oblast of Saratov . The administrative center is the independent city of Balakowo .

geography

Geographical location and waters

The Balakovo Rajon is located in the northern part of the Saratov Oblast , about 150 kilometers northeast of the city of Saratov . The Rajon is located on the eastern bank of the Volga , at the southern end of the Saratov reservoir . The Rajon is cut centrally in an east-west direction by the Great Irgis , which flows into the Volga south of the city of Balakowo.

Neighboring Rajons

Chwalynski rajon	Volga	Duchownitski rajon	Pugachovsky rajon
Wolski rajon	Volga		Krasnopartisanski rajon
Voskressensky rajon	Volga	Marxowski rajon	Jerschowski rajon

structure

The Rajon is divided into the city of Balakowo and 17 rural communities (selskoje posselenije) with a total of 47 villages. The largest settlements (as of 2006) are:

• Balakowo , 199,732 inhabitants (administrative center, independent city)
• Bykow Otrog ( Быков Отрог ), 1,272 inhabitants
• Kormjoschka ( Кормёжка ), 998 inhabitants
• Krasny Yar ( Красный Яр ), 985 inhabitants
• Majanga ( Маянга ), 1,603 inhabitants
• Nataljino ( Натальино ), 1,577 inhabitants
• Novopolewodino ( Новополеводино ), 1,050 inhabitants

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

The main industries in the Rajon are the production of mineral fertilizers, fiber, furniture and energy. There are also raw material deposits of limestone and brick clay, which are used, among other things, for the production of bricks .

energy

The Balakowo Rajon is home to the Saratov hydroelectric power station and the Balakowo nuclear power station, the two most important energy producers in the entire Saratov region.

traffic

Due to the dam of the Saratov reservoir, the Rajon offers one of the few crossing possibilities over the Volga. Both roads and railroad tracks run over the dam. The city of Balakovo on the Volga also has the largest cargo port in the oblast. The airport Balakowo is used for the connection to the domestic Russian air traffic .

Web links

• Official website of the district administration
• Information from the Oblast of Balakovo Raion
• Statistical data of Saratov Oblast

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)