Balakhna
Balakhna
Балахна | |
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Location of Balakhna | |
| Coordinates: 56°28′N 43°36′E / 56.467°N 43.600°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative district | Balakhninsky District |
| Town of district significance | Balakhna |
| Founded | 1474 |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 51,519 |
| • Rank | 315th in 2010 |
| • Capital of | Balakhninsky District, town of district significance of Balakhna |
| • Municipal district | Balakhninsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Balakhna Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Balakhninsky Municipal District, Balakhna Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 606400, 606402, 606403, 606407, 606408, 606429 |
| OKTMO ID | 22505000001 |
| Website | balakhna |
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Balakhna (Russian: Балахна́) is a town and the administrative center of Balakhninsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) north of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 51,519 (2010 Census); 57,338 (2002 Census); 32,133 (1989 Soviet census); 33,500 (1968).
It was previously known as Sol-na-Gorodtse.