Balashikha

Balashikha
Балашиха
Clockwise: Lenina Avenue, Balashikha-Arena, Balashikha railway station. Balashikha cotton mill #1
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Balashikha
Balashikha (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°49′N 37°58′E / 55.817°N 37.967°E / 55.817; 37.967
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast
Founded1830
City status since1939
Government
 • BodyCouncil of Deputies
 • HeadSergey Yurov
Area
 • Total
244.18 km2 (94.28 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total
215,494
 • Estimate 
(2024)
530,311 (+146.1%)
 • Rank86th in 2010
 • Density882.52/km2 (2,285.7/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toBalashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
 • Capital ofBalashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
 • Urban okrugBalashikha Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofBalashikha Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
143xxx
Dialing code+7 495
OKTMO ID46704000001
Websitewww.balashiha.ru

Balashikha (Russian: Балашиха, IPA: [bəlɐˈʂɨxə]) is the largest in terms of population and the third in terms of area 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).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19267,674—    
193928,766+274.9%
195957,600+100.2%
197092,316+60.3%
1979117,906+27.7%
1989135,841+15.2%
2002147,909+8.9%
2010215,494+45.7%
2021520,962+141.8%
Source: Census data