Bigadiç
| Bigadiç | ||||
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 Location of Bigadiç within Balıkesir |
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Balikesir | |||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 24 ' N , 28 ° 8' E | |||
| Height : | 169 m | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 266 | |||
| Postal code : | 10 4xx | |||
| License plate : | 10 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 80 mahalles | |||
| Mayor : | İsmail Avcu ( AKP ) | |||
| Postal address : | Orta Mahalle Belediye Caddesi No: 1 10440 Bigadiç / Balıkesir |
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| Bigadiç district | ||||
| Residents : | 49,926 (2019) | |||
| Surface: | 108 km² | |||
| Population density : | 462 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Mehmet Halis Aydın | |||
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Bigadiç is a town in the district of the same name in the Turkish province of Balıkesir and at the same time a district of the Büyükşehir belediyesi Balıkesir (metropolitan municipality / metropolitan province ) created in 2012 . The city is located about 35 kilometers southeast of the center of Balikesir . Since a regional reform in 2012, the district town is identical in terms of area and population to the district. According to the city logo, Bigadiç received the status of a Belediye as early as 1810 .
The district is in the east of the province. It borders on Kepsut to the north, Dursunbey to the northeast , Sındırgı to the south and the central district to the west . The D-555 road from Balıkesir to Sındırgı runs through the city. The city lies on the western slope of the Alacam Dağı mountain range , also called Ulus Dağı , to the west of the city is the Simav Çayı , the ancient Makestos. About ten kilometers northeast of Bigadiç is the Çamköy Barajı reservoir .
There are extensive deposits of boron in the county .
Web links
- Mahallelere Göre Balıkesir Bigadiç (List of all districts from 2013, with population by gender)
- Bigadiç Mahalleleri Nüfusu Balıkesir (List of all districts 2012–2018, with population figures )
- on Twitter
Individual evidence
- ↑ Türkiye Nüfusu İl İlçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusu (Nufusune.com) , accessed on April 23, 2019
