Balashov (Russian: Балашо́в) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Khopyor River.

[2] Between 1954 and 1957, it was the capital of the Balashov Oblast of Russian SFSR.

[11] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[11]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[citation needed] As a municipal division, Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Balashovsky Municipal District as Balashov Urban Settlement.

Balashov has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with long cold winters and warm, often hot summers.