Bala, Ankara

Bala, Ankara

Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Central Anatolia
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Ankara
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2


map_caption =Location of Bala, Ankara within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Bala


image_caption =
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
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Turkey
population_total = 39714
population_urban = 6616
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 15.5
area_total_km2 = 2563
latd = 39
latm = 33
latNS = N
longd = 33
longm = 07
longEW = E
elevation_m = 1310
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 06xxx
area_code = 0312
blank_info = 06
blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title = Governor
leader_name = Kamuran Mustafa Ballı
leader_title1 = Mayor
leader_name1 = İbrahim Gürbüz
website = [http://www.bala.gov.tr/ www.bala.gov.tr]

Bala is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 67 km south-east of the city of Ankara. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 39,714 of which 6,616 live in the urban center of Bala.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-03-28|author=Turkish Statistical Institute|format=XLS|language=Turkish] [cite web|url=http://www.xist.org/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-03-28|author=GeoHive|language=English] The district covers an area of convert|2563|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on, [cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytr.html|title=Statistical information on districts of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-23|author=Statoids|language=English] and the average elevation is convert|1310|m|ft|0|abbr=on.

Bala stands on a high plain, summers are hot, winters are cold and snowy. The town of Bala is small but busy with shops and light manufacturing workshops, the surrounding countryside is used for farming, especially grains and sunflower seeds. Recently Ankara's wealthier citizens have begun building luxury housing in some villages of Bala. However the town stands on a fault line and experiences many earthquakes.

Places of interest

The forest of Beynam and the Kesikköprü reservoir are two of Ankara's most popular picnic spots.

Notes

References

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External links

* [http://www.bala.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.bala.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website] tr icon


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