| En Name: | Balakhninsky District |
| Ru Name: | Балахнинский район |
| Image View: | E7135-Balakhna-District-Hall.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 56.5°N 79°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Balakhna.svg |
| Federal Subject: | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | January 2016 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Balakhna |
| Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns of district significance |
| No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Work settlements |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 3 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 3 |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 5 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 40 |
| Mun Data As Of: | August 2014 |
| Mun Formation1: | Balakhninsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 4 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 3 |
| Area Of What: | administrative district |
| Area As Of: | January 2016 |
| Area Km2: | 958.2 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 77598 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 92.0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 8.0% |
| Established Date: | 1929 |
| Website: | http://www.balakhna.nn.ru |
| Date: | January 2017 |
Balakhninsky District (ru|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.[2] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 958.2km2. Its administrative center is the town of Balakhna. Population: 77,598 (2010 Census); The population of Balakhna accounts for 66.4% of the district's total population.
The district was established in 1929.