Balasore District, also known as Baleswar District or Baleshwar District, is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The city of Balasore is the district headquarters. Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... Balasore was an early trading port for British, French and Dutch ships in the early age of Enlightenment. ...
The coastal district is known all over Orissa for its beautiful mountains and famous temples. This district is well kown for its nineteen tourist spots. Some of them are Biranchi Narayan temple, Khirachora Gopinath temple, Panchalingeswar temple, Chandipur seabeach, ITR Chandipur, Chandaneswar, Talasaari, Raibania fort, Bhushandeswar, Langaleswar, Balaramgadi, Rajagarh, Bhudhar Chandi, Kashafala, Ayodhya, Astadurga temple, Bardhanpur Maninageswar and Chasakhand's Bagha Jatin memoir.