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district and town in Çanakkale Province, Turkey

Key facts

Country
Turkey
Province
Çanakkale
District
Biga
Mayor
Alper Şen ( CHP )
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population 2021
57,125
Time zone
UTC+3 ( TRT )
Area code
0286
Website
www .biga .bel .tr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Turkey
Population
94112
Area
1354
Elevation
21
Body of water
Sea of Marmara
Official website
www.biga.bel.tr
Image
Biga Kaymakamlığı–IMG 5368~2.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Biga District
urban population
60500
twinned administrative body
Xanthi
Commons category
Biga
postal code
17000–17999
rural population
33612
name in kana
ビガ
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Encyclopedic overview

Biga is a city in Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located on the Biga River, 90 kilometres (56 miles) northeast from Çanakkale city centre. It is the seat of Biga District. Its population is 57,125 (2021). The town lies at an elevation of 21 m (69 ft). The center of COMU Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences is in Biga.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Biga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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