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Büyükorhan

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Büyükorhan

Total population

10,042

Founded

1987

Elevation816 m
Land area505 km²
Coordinates39.77°, 28.89°

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City facts

Founded
1987
Elevation
816 m
Area
505 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Büyükorhan is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 505 km2, and its population is 8,940 (2022).

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
39.7709
Longitude
28.8854
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
97
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Oertzen's Harvester Ant
    Messor oertzeni Forel, 1910 · Insecta
    4
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • Beautiful Damselfly
    Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    2
  • Ruby Tiger Moth
    Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    2
  • Alpine Swift
    Tachymarptis melba (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • European Honey-buzzard
    Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Black Stork
    Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
330
Largest magnitude
6.1
Largest event
2025-08-10

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

O
Olgun Şimşek
Turkish actor (born 1971)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bursa

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.49
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,640

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
59
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Büyükorhan

Yörük ve Türkmen diyarı, Bursa Dağ Yöresi
Ömer Faruk Dinçel · 2003
The project of historical and cultural heritage inventory of mountainous towns of Bursa Province
Mustafa Şahin · 2014
Gelenek ve inançlarıyla Uludağ'ın arka yüzü
Alaattin Dikmen · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image