Avşa

Avşa
	Oblique aerial view looking north. ; The island in the background is Ekinlik .
Waters	Sea of Marmara
Geographical location	40 ° 30 '38 " N , 27 ° 29' 51" E Coordinates: 40 ° 30 '38 " N , 27 ° 29' 51" E
length	7 km
width	4 km
surface	20.6 km²
Residents	2527 (2012) ; 123 inhabitants / km²
main place	Avşa
	Location of the island in the Sea of Marmara

Avşa is a small inhabited island in the Marmara Sea in the Turkish province of Balıkesir . Avşa is located in the northwest of the country and has a diameter of approx. 4 km.

Because of the sandy beach, it is primarily a destination for regional bathing tourism, so that the number of residents of the "holiday island" can double from 20,000 in the high season.

Population development

year	population
2012	2,527
2011	2,559
2010	2,602
2009	2,613
2008	2,661
2007	1,969
2000	2,611
1990	2,617
1985	1,319
1980	1,228

Individual evidence

↑ Source population accessed: February 28, 2014

Web links

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[1] Source population accessed: February 28, 2014