Balıkesir
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Coordinates: 39°23′06″N 27°31′59″E / 39.385°N 27.533°E
Balıkesir | |
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 A collage o Balıkesir Ceety Centre, centre o the Balıkesir Province. Tap left:Balıkesir Clock Touer, Tap richt:View o Clock Touer frae Zagros Pasa Squerr, Middle left:Kuvayi Milliye Museum, Center:Balikesir Ataturk Pairk, Middle richt:AHP Squerr, Bottom upper left:Ottoman style airchitectur hooses in Mimarsi aurie, Bottom lawer left:Ozmerkez heidquarter in Kuymcular aurie, Bottom richt:Balikesir Railroad Station | |
  Balıkesir Location o Balıkesir | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′N 27°53′E / 39.633°N 27.883°E | |
| Kintra |  Turkey |
| Region | Marmara Region |
| Province | Balıkesir Province |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Ahmet Edip Uğur (AKP) |
| • Governor | Ahmet Turhan |
| Area | |
| • Destrict | 1453.97 km2 (561.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 267,903 |
| • Destrict | 338936 |
| • Destrict density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 10xxx |
| Area code(s) | (+90) 266 |
| Licence plate | 10 |
| Website | www.balikesir.bel.tr |
Balıkesir (Turkis pronunciation: [baˈlɯkesiɾ]) is the caipital ceety o Balıkesir Province.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns – Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Balıkesir is twinned wi:
Bergama, Turkey (syne 1310)
Kazan, Roushie (syne 1996)
Roxas, Philippines (syne 1997)
Štip, Republic o Macedonie (syne 1999)
Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (syne 2006)[3]- Siirt, Turkey (syne 2007)
Chungcheongnam-do, Sooth Korea (syne 2010)[4]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 5 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 27 Februar 2013.
- ↑ "Schwäbisch Hall and its twin towns". Stadt Schwäbisch Hall. Retrieved 26 Julie 2013.
- ↑ Sister/Twin Cities of Balıkesir
