Balışeyh

Balışeyh is a town and district of Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. At the 2000 Turkish census, the population of the district was 13,702, of whom 3,344 lived in the town of Balışeyh.[3] Balışeyh is a historical town and thought to be built in the time of Seljuks.

Balışeyh
District
Location of Balışeyh within Turkey.
Balışeyh
Location of Balışeyh within Turkey.
Coordinates: 39°55′N 33°43′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceKırıkkale
Government
 • MayorAli Dedelioğlu (MHP)
Area
 • District676.82 km2 (261.32 sq mi)
Elevation
871 m (2,858 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
2,042
 • District
6,435
 • District density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
71xxx
Area code(s)0318
Licence plate71
Websitewww.baliseyh.gov.tr

Name

The name "Balışeyh" comes from the famous Sufi Sheik Edebali, who was the mentor and father-in-law of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Administrative situation

Beside Balışeyh's own municipality, there are two other Municipalities; Kulaksız and Koçubaba. 26 villages are administrated by these municipalities.[4]

Notes
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  4. "Belediyeler" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-25.

References


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