Biga
| Biga | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Çanakkale | |||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 14 ′ N , 27 ° 15 ′ E | |||
| Height : | 200 m | |||
| Residents : | 54,429 (2018) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 286 | |||
| Postal code : | 17 200 | |||
| License plate : | 17th | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 9 Mahalle | |||
| Mayor : | Bülent Erdoğan ( AKP ) | |||
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| Biga county | ||||
| Residents : | 90,576 (2018) | |||
| Surface: | 1,310 km² | |||
| Population density : | 69 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Mustafa Can | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Biga is a city and the seat of a district in the northeast of the Turkish province of Çanakkale . Biga has about 60 percent of the district's population and is the most populous city in this province after the provincial capital Çanakkale . Biga is also considered a school town and hosts around 2000 students annually . The Biga Çayı River , the ancient Granikos , divides the city in half. Despite its proximity to the sea , Biga does not have its own coast .
The district is the second largest in the province and is bordered to the north by the Sea of Marmara , east to the county Gönen in the province of Balikesir , south to the county Çan and west to the county Lapseki . The population density is around a quarter higher than the provincial average.
In addition to agriculture , the steel industry is also a decisive economic factor. Politically, the district consists of the district town and the two municipalities ( Belediye , Belde ) Gümüşçay (2,069) and Karabiga (2,957 inhabitants) as well as 108 villages ( Köy ) with an average of 288 residents. This makes Biga the district with the highest number of villages (provincial average: 48). Five villages have more than a thousand inhabitants: Ağaköy (2,124), Balıklıçeşme (1,261), Örtülüce (1,282), Kalafat (1,188) and Yeniçiftlik (1,122 pop .).
