Balıkesir province and the most populous city in the seventeenth Turkey. In the Southern Marmara Section of the Marmara Region, some of its territory is located in the Aegean Region and the coast is located on both the Marmara Sea and the Aegean Sea. In Turkey there are only 6 provinces adjacent to the two seas. [4] The province is located in northwestern Anatolia. There are Bursa and Kütahya provinces to the east, Manisa and İzmir to the south, and Çanakkale to the west. [5] It is also adjacent to the Lesbos Island of Greece from the Ayvalık district. [6]
The population of the province is 1,196,176 as of 2016. The area of the province is 14.583 m². There are 82 people per km² in the province. The district with the highest density is Karesi with 254 people. The height of the province from the sea is 145 meters. According to TurkStat data in 2016, there are 20 districts and municipalities and 1129 neighborhoods in these municipalities.
The Balıkesir region, which is generally known as Misya and Karesi in history, remained under Roman, Byzantine, Anatolian Seljuk, Karesi Principality and Ottoman rule. Agriculture and animal husbandry are the main sources of livelihood, okra, black-eyed peas, melons, olives, olive oil, bounty cheese, as well as agricultural products are more prominent in the coastal towns are famous for domestic tourism. Yağcıbedir carpet, cologne, creamy, kozak raisin, quince toast, fringed ravioli and höşmerimi are other known local products.
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