Balıkesir Province
province in northwestern Turkey
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Balıkesir Province is a province of Turkey [1] located in Turkey [2] on the continent of Asia [3]. Its capital is Balıkesir , and the official languages are Turkish [3].
The population of Balıkesir Province was 1.2M in 2021 [4]. It covers an area of 14k and has an elevation of 120 [5].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Edremit Gulf[5], Sea of Marmara[6], Aegean Sea[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Capital: Balıkesir[9]
- Official language: Turkish[10]
- Shares border with: Çanakkale Province[11], İzmir Province[12], Manisa Province[13], Kütahya Province[14], Bursa Province[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Balıkesir[16], Altıeylül district[17], Ayvalık[18], Balya district[19], Bandırma[20], Bigadiç district[21], Burhaniye district[22], Dursunbey district[23], Edremit[24], Erdek[25], Gömeç district[26], Gönen district (Balıkesir)[27], Havran[28], İvrindi district[29]
- Postal code: 10000–10999[30]
- Part of: Balıkesir Subregion[31]
- Commons category: Balıkesir Province[32]
- Licence plate code: 10[33]
- Local dialing code: 266[34]
- Official website: http://www.balikesir.bel.tr/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Balıkesir Province[36]
- Population: 1,226,575[37], 1,175,324[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Balıkesir[39]
- Official name: Balıkesir[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Balıkesir Province[41]
- Category for people who died here: Q10232633[42]
- Number of households: 473,746[43]
- Female population: 588,476[44]
- Male population: 586,848[45]
- Native label: Balıkesir ili[46]
- Category for people buried here: Q32726716[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Balıkesir Province covers an area of 14,442 km²[48]. It sits at an elevation of 120 m[49].
Why It Matters
Balıkesir Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]