Balıkesir

Summary

Balıkesir is a metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[1]. Balıkesir draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_municipality_in_turkey category, ranking #17 of 25).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balıkesir is located in Balıkesir Province^[3].
• Balıkesir is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Balıkesir's image is recorded as Balıkesir City Center Collage.jpg^[5].
• Balıkesir's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[6].
• Balıkesir's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Balıkesir's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Balıkesir's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwäbisch Hall^[9].
• Balıkesir's twinned administrative body is recorded as Makhachkala^[10].
• Balıkesir's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 160175233^[11].
• Balıkesir's GND ID is recorded as 4299314-3^[12].
• Balıkesir's locator map image is recorded as Karesi District Location in Balıkesir Province.png^[13].
• Balıkesir's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88207400^[14].
• Balıkesir's IdRef ID is recorded as 236802801^[15].
• Balıkesir's postal code is recorded as 10000^[16].
• Balıkesir's Commons category is recorded as Balıkesir^[17].
• Balıkesir's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[18].
• Balıkesir's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.651111111111, 'lon': 27.884166666667}^[19].
• Balıkesir's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07c3_2^[20].
• Balıkesir's official website is recorded as http://www.balikesir.bel.tr/^[21].
• Balıkesir's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balıkesir^[22].
• Balıkesir's Commons gallery is recorded as Balıkesir^[23].
• Balıkesir's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX6081183^[24].
• Balıkesir's population is recorded as {'amount': '+331788'}^[25].
• Balıkesir's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1250610'}^[26].
• Balıkesir's WOEID is recorded as 2343771^[27].

Body

Geography

Balıkesir is in the country of Turkey^[4]. Balıkesir is located in Balıkesir Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Balıkesir's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1454'}^[28]. Balıkesir's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+70'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+331788'}^[25] and {'amount': '+1250610'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[6], big city^[7], and city^[8].

Why It Matters

Balıkesir draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_municipality_in_turkey category, ranking #17 of 25).^[2] Balıkesir has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Balıkesir is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]