Bandırma

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Bandırma

Total population

169,476

Coordinates40.36°, 27.97°

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bandırma is a city, municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, northwestern Turkey. Its area is 755 km2, and its population is 167,363 (2024). Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the bay with the same name, and is an important port city. It is approximately two hours away from Istanbul, İzmir and Bursa.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Balıkesir

• Panichishte
  276.1 mi away
• Padala
  277.2 mi away
• Sapareva Banya
  278.3 mi away
• Barakovo
  281.1 mi away
• Kocherinovo
  281.8 mi away · pop. 2,400
• Samoranovo
  281.9 mi away
• Mursalevo
  283.4 mi away
• Yahinovo
  284.1 mi away
• Blatino
  286.2 mi away
• Balanovo
  286.5 mi away
• Kamenik
  287.4 mi away
• Dobrovo
  287.8 mi away

Browse all places in Balıkesir →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Vineyard Snail

Cernuella virgata

Seen 2026-08-28

Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-07-28

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Seen 2026-07-28

Common Great Tit

Parus major major

Seen 2026-07-26

Mediterranean Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis michahellis

Seen 2026-07-26

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

Seen 2026-06-30

Caucasian Squirrel

Sciurus anomalus

Seen 2026-06-20

prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Seen 2026-06-17

Sinuated Spoonwing

Nemoptera sinuata

Seen 2026-06-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).