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Gömeç district

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Gömeç is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 171 km2, and its population is 16,880 (2022). Its former name was Armutova before becoming a district. The ancient city Kisthene is located in Gömeç. Current mayor's name is Melih Bagci (CHP).

Key facts

Turkey place.type
metro district
Turkey place.name
Gömeç
Turkey place.image_skyline
Town center of Gömeç.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption
Gömeç town center
Turkey place.image_map
Balıkesir location Gömeç.svg
Turkey place.map_caption
Map showing Gömeç District in Balıkesir Province
Turkey place.province
Balıkesir
Turkey place.leader_party
CHP
Turkey place.leader_name
Melih Bagci
Turkey place.area_total_km2
171
Turkey place.population_total
16880
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.postal_code
10450
Turkey place.area_code
0266

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Composition
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • References

Gömeç is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 171 km2, and its population is 16,880 (2022). Its former name was Armutova before becoming a district. The ancient city Kisthene is located in Gömeç. Current mayor's name is Melih Bagci (CHP).

==Composition== There are 13 neighbourhoods in Gömeç District: Dursunlu Hacıhüseyinler Hacıoğlu Hacıosman Karaağaç Kemalpaşa Keremköy Kobaşlar Kumgedik Kuyualanı Mithatpaşa Ulubeyler Yaya

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gömeç district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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