Altıeylül
| Altıeylül | ||||
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 Location of Altıeylül within Balıkesir |
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Balikesir | |||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 38 ' N , 27 ° 53' E | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 266 | |||
| Postal code : | 10 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 10 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 94 Mahalles | |||
| Mayor : | Hasan Avcı ( AKP ) | |||
| Postal address : | Eski Kuyumcular Mah., Yeşilyol Sk. 10010 Balıkesir |
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| Altıeylül County | ||||
| Residents : | 181.209 (2018) | |||
| Surface: | 956 km² | |||
| Population density : | 190 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Oktay Kaya | |||
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Altıeylül (German: Sixth September ) is a district of the Turkish province of Balıkesir and at the same time a district of the Büyükşehir belediyesi (large city municipality) Balıkesir . After the provincial capital was declared Büyükşehir belediyesi in 2012, the former central district was divided into two new İlçe, of which the southern Altıeylül is and the northern Karesi .
Altıeylül is bordered by Karesi to the north, Kepsut , Bigadiç and Sındırgı to the east, Manisa Province to the south and Savaştepe and İvrindi to the west . In the north, the southern half of the capital belongs to the district, roughly as far as the D-230 trunk road that crosses the city. From the urban area to the south, the D-565 trunk road leads to Manisa . The airport Balıkesir Merkez Havaalanı is located southeast of the urban area . The river Nergis Çayı flows from south to east through the district, it is dammed in the southeast to the İkizcetepeler Barajı .
The name Altıeylül refers to September 6, 1922, when Turkish troops recaptured Balıkesir from the Greeks in the War of Independence . The Belediye (municipality) was founded (according to the city logo) in 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Türkiye Nüfusu İl İlçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusu (Nufusune.com) , accessed on April 23, 2019
