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