Biga
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Çanakkale Province
- Population
- 94112
- Area
- 1354
- Elevation
- 21
- Time zone
- time in Turkey
- 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.