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Balıkesir Province

Local name: Balıkesir ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 39°45′00″ N 28°00′00″ E

Map showing the location of Balıkesir Province Balıkesir Province
Location in Turkey
Population
1,257,590
1.3M
Elevation
253 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
282
listed under Balıkesir Province

About Balıkesir Province

Balıkesir Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 1,257,590.

From Wikipedia

Balıkesir Province (Turkish: Balıkesir ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey with coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Its area is 14,583 km2, and its population is 1,276,096 (2024). Its adjacent provinces are Çanakkale to the west, İzmir to the southwest, Manisa to the south, Kütahya to the southeast, and Bursa to the east. The provincial capital is Balıkesir.

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At a glance

Area
14,442 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • Listed here: River: 97, Island: 59, Municipality: 46, Natural site: 28

Places in Balıkesir Province

282 places

Largest cities and towns

  • Bandırma City, Bandırma İlçesi
    107.6K
  • Altınoluk Town, Edremit İlçesi
    13.8K
  • Havran City, Havran İlçesi
    11K
  • Edremit City, Edremit İlçesi
    40.8K
  • Gönen City, Gönen İlçesi
    40.8K
  • Aivali City, Ayvalık İlçesi
    70K
  • Burhaniye City, Burhaniye İlçesi
    38.1K
  • Akçay Village, Edremit İlçesi
    5.3K

Nature and heritage in Balıkesir Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources