Marmara is a municipality and

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Balıkesir Province Balıkesir Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey with coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea, Aegean. Its area is 14,583 km ...

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. Its area is 134 km², and its population is 10,601 (2022). It comprises Marmara,

Avşa Avşa Island () or Türkeli is a Turkish island in the southern Sea of Marmara with an area of about . It was the classical and Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Aphousia ( or Ἀφησιά) and was a place of exile during the Byzantine period. The Gre ...

and Ekinlik islands along with the neighbouring smaller islands. The mayor is Süleyman Aksoy ( AKP). The seat of the municipality is in the neighbourhood Cumhuriyet on Marmara Island. The seat of the district governor (''

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'') is in the neighbourhood Yenimahalle, also on Marmara Island.

Composition

There are 14

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in Marmara District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. * Abroz * Asmalı * Avşa * Çınarlı * Cumhuriyet * Deniz * Ekinlik * Gündoğdu * Hürriyet * Okullar * Saraylar * Topağaç * Yenimahalle * Yiğitler

References

Populated places in Balıkesir Province Districts of Balıkesir Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Balıkesir-geo-stub