Balakovo: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Saratov Oblast
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 199,572
• Coordinates: 52.0264° N, 47.7967° E
• Time zone: Europe/Saratov (UTC+04:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 784 km (487 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Balakovo Airport (BWO): 19 km (12 mi), straight line
• Gagarin International Airport (GSV): 117 km (73 mi), straight line
• Penza Airport (PEZ): 223 km (139 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Vol'sk: 28 km (18 mi)
• Shikhany: 42 km (26 mi)
• Khvalynsk: 56 km (35 mi)
• Dukhovnitskoye: 58 km (36 mi)
• Gornyy: 59 km (37 mi)