Altıeylül district

Altıeylül is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 183,736 (2022).

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Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Altıeylül
Turkey place.image_map: Balıkesir location Altıeylül.png
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Altıeylül District in Balıkesir Province
Turkey place.province: Balıkesir
Turkey place.leader_party: CHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Hakan Şehirli
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 956
Turkey place.elevation_m: 117
Turkey place.population_total: 183736
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.area_code: 0266

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Population: 181209
Area: 956
Elevation: 147

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urban population: 185038
Commons category: Altıeylül
inception: 2012-12-06

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Altıeylül is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 183,736 (2022).

The district was established in 2012, when Balıkesir Province was declared a metropolitan municipality as a part of the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation (Law no. 6360). Altıeylül was created out of the former Balıkesir central district, along with Karesi. The name Altıeylül means "6 September", which was the date of recovery of Balıkesir during the Turkish War of Independence in 1922.