Bala (also: ''Balâ'') is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Ankara Province
Ankara Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km2, and its population is 5,782,285 (2022).
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 1,851 km
2, and its population is 20,521 (2022).
It is 67 km south-east of the city of
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
. Its elevation is .
Bala stands on a high plain, summers are hot, winters are cold and snowy. The town of Bala is small but busy with shops and light manufacturing workshops, the surrounding countryside is used for farming, especially grains and sunflower seeds. Recently Ankara's wealthier citizens have begun building luxury housing in some villages of Bala. However the town stands on a fault line and experiences many earthquakes.
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Places of interest
The forest of Beynam and the Kesikköprü reservoir are two of Ankara's most popular picnic spots.
Composition
There are 55
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Bala District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
* Abazlı
* AfÅŸar
* Ahmetçayırı
* Akkoyunlu
* Aşağıhacıbekir
* Aşıkoğlu
* AydoÄŸan
* Bahçekaradalak
* Bektaşlı
* Belçarşak
* Beynam
* Büyükbayat
* Büyükbıyık
* Büyükboyalık
* Büyükcamili
* Çatalçeşme
* Çatalören
* Çiğdemli
* Davdanlı
* Derekışla
* EÄŸribasan
* Erdemli
Erdemli is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,279 km2, and its population is 151,928 (2022). It is west of the city of Mersin.
Geography
Erdemli is located between the districts of Mezitli (to the east) a ...
* Ergin
* Göztepe
* Gülbağı
* Hamidiye
* Hanburun
* Ä°smetpaÅŸa
* Karahamzalı
* Kartaltepe
* KeriÅŸli
* Kesikköprü
* Kızılırmak
* Koçyayla
* Köseli
* Küçükbayat
* Küçükbıyık
* Küçükboyalık
* Küçükcamili
* Sarıhüyük
* Åžehriban
* Åžentepe
* Sırapınar
* Sofular
* Suyugüzel
* Tatarhüyük
* Tepeköy
* Tolköy
* Üçem
* Yaylalıözü
* Yeniköy
* Yeniyapançarşak
* YeniyapanÅŸeyhli
* Yöreli
* Yukarıhacıbekir
References
External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
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Populated places in Ankara Province
Districts of Ankara Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey