Balakovsky District
The Balakowski rayon (Russian Балаковский район ) is a raion in Russia's Saratov Oblast. The administrative center is the district-free city Balakowo.
- 3.1 Economics
- 3.2 Energy
- 3.3 traffic
Geography
Geographical location and water
The Rajon Balakowo located in the northern part of the Saratov Oblast, about 150 kilometers northeast of the city of Saratov. The Raion is located on the eastern bank of the Volga River, at the southern end of the Saratov Reservoir. The Rajon is centrally intersected in east-west direction from the Grand Irgis, which flows south of the city Balakowo into the Volga.
Adjacent Rajons
Structure
The Rajon divided into the city 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, county-level city )
- Bykov 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
- Nowopolewodino ( Новополеводино ), 1,050 inhabitants
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
The main industries in the Raion include the production of mineral fertilizers, fibers, furniture, and energy. It also found raw material deposits of limestone and brick clay, which are used among other things for the production of bricks.
Energy
In Rajon Balakowo are home to the two most important energy producers of all the Saratov Oblast Saratov hydroelectric power plant and nuclear power plant Balakowo.
Traffic
Due to the dam of the Saratov Reservoir of Rajon offers one of the few crossing opportunities across the Volga. Both roads and railroad tracks run over the dam. The city offers Balakowo on the Volga and the largest Frachtguthafen the Oblast. For connection to the Russian domestic air traffic Balakowo the airport serves.