Balakovsky District (Russian: Балако́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia.

The area of the district is 3,100 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi).

[9] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balakovsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the oblast.

[1] The city of Balakovo serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[7] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Balakovsky Municipal District,[4] with Balakovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction being incorporated within it as Balakovo Urban Settlement.