Balashikha
Balashikha
Балашиха | |
|---|---|
Clockwise: Lenina Avenue, Balashikha-Arena, Balashikha railway station. Balashikha cotton mill #1 | |
Location of Balashikha | |
| Coordinates: 55°49′N 37°58′E / 55.817°N 37.967°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Founded | 1830 |
| City status since | 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Sergey Yurov |
| Area | |
• Total | 244.18 km2 (94.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 215,494 |
| • Rank | 86th in 2010 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | Balashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Capital of | Balashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Urban okrug | Balashikha Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Balashikha Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 143xxx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 495 |
| OKTMO ID | 46704000001 |
| Website | www |
Balashikha (Russian: Балашиха, IPA: [bəlɐˈʂɨxə]) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) east of the Moscow Ring Road. Population: 520,962 (2021 Census); 215,494 (2010 Census); 147,909 (2002 Census); 135,841 (1989 Soviet census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 7,674 | — |
| 1939 | 28,766 | +274.9% |
| 1959 | 57,600 | +100.2% |
| 1970 | 92,316 | +60.3% |
| 1979 | 117,906 | +27.7% |
| 1989 | 135,841 | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 147,909 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 215,494 | +45.7% |
| 2021 | 520,962 | +141.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||