Map of Balıkesir, Turkey

Balıkesir is the administrative centre of Balıkesir, Turkey, with a population of about 238,151. It lies at 39.6492°N, 27.8861°E. Balıkesir is about 426 km (264 mi) west of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gönen, 54 km to the north.

Balıkesir at a glance

Where is Balıkesir?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 22 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Balıkesir

• Gönen — 54 km north
• Soma — 57 km southwest
• Mustafakemalpaşa — 62 km northeast
• Edremit — 74 km west
• Karacabey — 75 km northeast
• Bandırma — 79 km north
• Burhaniye — 80 km west
• Akhisar — 81 km south
• Bergama — 84 km southwest
• Biga — 85 km northwest

Largest cities in Balıkesir

• Bandırma — 107,631
• Ayvalık — 70,002
• Edremit — 40,777
• Gönen — 40,763
• Burhaniye — 38,083

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.