Yukarıgöçek, Bigadiç
Yukarıgöçek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bigadiç, Balıkesir Province in Turkey. Its population is 202 (2022). References

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Bigadiç
Bigadiç is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,108 km2, and its population is 48,917 (2022). As former Ancient bishopric of Achyraus, it remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Bigadiç has the largest Boron reserves of both Turkey and the world. Also, villages of Bigadiç have natural thermal water reserves which contains Selenium and Sulfur. Etymology The oldest known name of Bigadiç is ancient Greek Achyraos (Αχυράους in Ancient Greek), Latin(ized) Achyraus, renamed during the Byzantine era Pegadia (Πηγάδια), which means "springs, wells", from which it evolved to Begadia, to Begados, and eventually to the turkified name Bugadıç. Some support the popular etymology that Boğadıç would mean "Bull meadow" (''Boğa'' being the Turkish word for a bull). Composition There are 80 neighbourhoods in Bigadiç District: * 4 Eylül * Abacı * Adalı * Akyar * Alanköy * Altınlar * Aşağıçamlı * Aşağıgöcek * Bab ...
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