| En Name: | Balakovsky District |
| Ru Name: | Балаковский район |
| Image View: | Дачи - panoramio (57).jpg |
| Coordinates: | 52.0333°N 94°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Balakovo (Saratov oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Saratov Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | 2014 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | city |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Balakovo |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 47 |
| Mun Data As Of: | April 2015 |
| Mun Formation1: | Balakovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 2 |
| Area Km2: | 3100 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 19617 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Website: | http://www.admbal.ru/ |
| Date: | January 2013 |
Balakovsky District (Russian: Балако́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 3100km2. Its administrative center is the city of Balakovo (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 19,617 (2010 Census);
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balakovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast. The city of Balakovo serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Balakovsky Municipal District, with Balakovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Balakovo Urban Settlement.[3]