| En Name: | Balashovsky District |
| Ru Name: | Балашовский район |
| Image View: | Река Хопер выше села Арзянка River Khoper - panoramio.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 51.55°N 53°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Balashov (Saratov oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Saratov Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | 2011 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Balashov |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 60 |
| Mun Data As Of: | July 2005 |
| Mun Formation1: | Balashovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 2 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 14 |
| Area Of What: | municipal district |
| Area Km2: | 2924.56 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 31125 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 11.1% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 88.9% |
| Website: | http://baladmin.ru/ |
| Date: | January 2013 |
Balashovsky District (Russian: Балашовский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2924.56km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Balashov (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 31,125 (2010 Census);
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balashovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast. The town of Balashov serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Balashovsky Municipal District, with Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Balashov Urban Settlement.[4]