Marmara
District and municipality
Map showing Marmara District in Balıkesir Province
Map showing Marmara District in Balıkesir Province
Marmara is located in Turkey
Marmara
Marmara
Location in Turkey
Marmara is located in Marmara
Marmara
Marmara
Marmara (Marmara)
Coordinates: 40°35′15″N 27°33′19″E / 40.58750°N 27.55528°E / 40.58750; 27.55528
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBalıkesir
Government
 • MayorSüleyman Aksoy (AKP)
Area
134 km2 (52 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
10,601
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0266
Websitewww.marmara.bel.tr

Marmara is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 134 km2,[3] and its population is 10,601 (2022).[1] It comprises Marmara, Avşa, Ekinlik, and Paşalimanı islands along with the neighbouring smaller islands. The mayor is Süleyman Aksoy (AKP). The seat of the municipality is in the neighbourhood Cumhuriyet on Marmara Island.[4] The seat of the district governor (kaymakam) is in the neighbourhood Yenimahalle, also on Marmara Island.[5]

Composition

There are 14 neighbourhoods in Marmara District:[6]

  • Abroz
  • Asmalı
  • Avşa
  • Çınarlı
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Deniz
  • Ekinlik
  • Gündoğdu
  • Hürriyet
  • Okullar
  • Saraylar
  • Topağaç
  • Yenimahalle
  • Yiğitler

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ↑ İletişim, Marmara Belediyesi.
  5. ↑ İletişim, Marmara Kaymakamlığı.
  6. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.


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