The area of the hromada is 1,299.5 square kilometres (501.7 sq mi), and its population is 46,142 (2020).[1]
It was formed on 12 June 2020 via the merger of several local councils in Balakliia Raion and Chuhuiv Raion in Kharkiv Oblast.[2] The first elections took place on 25 October 2020.[3]
The hromada contains 37 settlements: 1 city (Balakliia), 1 rural settlement (Slobozhanske [uk]), and 35 villages:[1]