Balçova district

Summary

Balçova district is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balçova district is located in İzmir Province^[3].
• Balçova district is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Balçova district is on the body of water Gulf of İzmir^[5].
• Balçova district is on the body of water Aegean Sea^[6].
• Balçova district's image is recorded as IzBalçovaU05.jpg^[7].
• Balçova district's continent is recorded as Asia^[8].
• Balçova district's instance of is recorded as town^[9].
• Balçova district's instance of is recorded as district of Turkey^[10].
• Balçova district's official language is recorded as Turkish^[11].
• Balçova district's shares border with is recorded as Konak^[12].
• Balçova district's shares border with is recorded as Karabağlar district^[13].
• Balçova district's shares border with is recorded as Narlıdere district^[14].
• Balçova district's twinned administrative body is recorded as Asciano^[15].
• Balçova district's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Windsheim^[16].
• Balçova district's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fojnica^[17].
• Balçova district's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rio Municipal Unit^[18].
• Balçova district's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246977468^[19].
• Balçova district's GND ID is recorded as 4740863-7^[20].
• Balçova district's locator map image is recorded as İzmir location Balçova.svg^[21].
• Balçova district's postal code is recorded as 35330^[22].
• Balçova district's Commons category is recorded as Balçova^[23].
• Balçova district's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1269253^[24].
• Balçova district's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey^[25].
• Balçova district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[26].
• +1992-06-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Balçova district^[27].

Body

Geography

Balçova district is in the country of Turkey^[4]. It is located in İzmir Province^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Gulf of İzmir^[5], a gulf^[28], in Turkey^[29] and Aegean Sea^[6], a sea^[30], in Greece^[31]. Its continent is recorded as Asia^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Balçova district's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16'}^[32]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+42'}^[33]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+79357'}^[34].

Climate and Environment

Balçova district's Köppen climate classification is recorded as hot-summer Mediterranean climate^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[9] and district of Turkey^[10].

History and Context

+1992-06-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Balçova district^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balçova district include Balçova Dam^[36], a dam^[37], in Turkey^[38].

Why It Matters

Balçova district ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

Entities named for it include Balçova Dam^[36], a dam^[37], in Turkey^[38].