BALIKESIR

Balıkesir · TÜRKIYE (TR) · 39.65°N / 27.89°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 322,165

Balıkesir is a city in Türkiye with a population of 238,151. It sits at 39.65/27.89, runs on Europe/Istanbul, is 8 km from Akçakaya.

Population 238,151

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Istanbul

All facts

fields

Country: Türkiye
Subdivision: Balıkesir
Coords: 39.65°N / 27.89°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Akçakaya Balıkesir 1,141 8.3 km

SE Aslıhantepeciği Balıkesir 997 14.2 km

S Macarlar Balıkesir 1,385 14.5 km

SW Ertuğrul Balıkesir 0 17.4 km

NE Yeniköy Balıkesir 0 17.5 km

SE Çağış Balıkesir 0 18.1 km

N Şamlı Balıkesir 0 18.4 km

W Hacıhüseyin Balıkesir 504 20.7 km

SE Çömlekçi Balıkesir 559 21.7 km

W Gökçeyazı Balıkesir 0 22.0 km

Air access

nearby

BZI

Balıkesir Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Balikesir University

balikesir.edu.tr

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Balıkesir?: 238,151 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Balıkesir in?: Europe/Istanbul.
Which country is Balıkesir in?: Türkiye (TR).
Which airport serves Balıkesir?: Balıkesir Airport (BZI).
How far is Balıkesir from Ankara?: About 426 km.
Does Balıkesir have a university?: Yes. Balikesir University.
What currency is used in Türkiye?: Turkish Lira.
How many cities are in Türkiye?: 3,855 on record.
Which admin region is Balıkesir in?: Balıkesir.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/322165

{
  "data": {
    "id": 322165,
    "name": "Balıkesir",
    "ascii_name": "Balikesir",
    "country_code": "TR",
    "population": 238151,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Istanbul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 39.64917,
    "longitude": 27.88611
  }
}

Context

comparatives

208.7x the population of Akçakaya.
8 km from Akçakaya.
Same timezone (Europe/Istanbul) as 3,853 other cities in Türkiye.