Balıkesir

Summary

Balıkesir is a metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[1]. Balıkesir has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Balıkesir is located in Balıkesir Province^[3].
• Balıkesir is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Balıkesir's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[5].
• Balıkesir's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Balıkesir's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Balıkesir's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwäbisch Hall^[8].
• Balıkesir's twinned administrative body is recorded as Makhachkala^[9].
• Balıkesir's postal code is recorded as 10000^[10].
• Balıkesir's Commons category is recorded as Balıkesir^[11].
• Balıkesir's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[12].
• Balıkesir's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.651111111111, 'lon': 27.884166666667}^[13].
• Balıkesir's official website is recorded as http://www.balikesir.bel.tr/^[14].
• Balıkesir's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balıkesir^[15].
• Balıkesir's Commons gallery is recorded as Balıkesir^[16].
• Balıkesir has a population of {'amount': '+331788'}^[17].
• Balıkesir has a population of {'amount': '+1250610'}^[18].
• Balıkesir's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Balıkesir^[19].
• Balıkesir's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Balıkesir's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Balıkesir's capital of is recorded as Karesi sanjak^[22].
• Balıkesir's capital of is recorded as Balıkesir Province^[23].
• Balıkesir's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Balıkesir'}^[24].
• Balıkesir's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Balıkesir^[25].
• Balıkesir's category for people who died here is recorded as Q130742007^[26].
• Balıkesir's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Balıkesir'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Balıkesir covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1454'}^[28]. Balıkesir sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+70'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+331788'}^[17] and {'amount': '+1250610'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan municipality in Turkey^[5], big city^[6], and city^[7].

Why It Matters

Balıkesir has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Balıkesir is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]