Koordinat: 39°23′06″N 27°31′59″E / 39.385°N 27.533°E / 39.385; 27.533

Balıkesir merupakan kota yang terletak di sebelah barat Turki. Penduduknya berjumlah 218.000 jiwa (2005).

Balıkesir
A collage of Balıkesir City Center, center of the Balıkesir Province. Top left:Balıkesir Clock Tower, Top right:View of Clock Tower from Zagros Pasa Square, Middle left:Kuvayi Milliye Museum, Center:Balikesir Ataturk Park, Middle right:AHP Square, Bottom upper left:Ottoman style architecture houses in Mimarsi area, Bottom lower left:Ozmerkez headquarter in Kuymcular area, Bottom right:Balikesir Railroad Station
A collage of Balıkesir City Center, center of the Balıkesir Province. Top left:Balıkesir Clock Tower, Top right:View of Clock Tower from Zagros Pasa Square, Middle left:Kuvayi Milliye Museum, Center:Balikesir Ataturk Park, Middle right:AHP Square, Bottom upper left:Ottoman style architecture houses in Mimarsi area, Bottom lower left:Ozmerkez headquarter in Kuymcular area, Bottom right:Balikesir Railroad Station
Country Turki
RegionMarmara Region
ProvinceBalıkesir Province
Pemerintahan
 • Mayorİsmail Ok (MHP)
 • GovernorAhmet Turhan
Luas
 • District1.453,97 km2 (56,138 sq mi)
Ketinggian
70 m (230 ft)
Populasi
 (2012)[2]
 • Perkotaan
267.903
 • District
338.936
 • Kepadatan District2,3/km2 (6,0/sq mi)
Zona waktuUTC+2 (EET)
 • Musim panas (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
10xxx
Kode area telepon(+90) 266
Licence plate10
Situs webwww.balikesir.bel.tr


  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Diakses tanggal 2013-03-05. 
  2. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Diakses tanggal 2013-02-27.