- Source: Bala, Ankara
Bala (also: Balâ) is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,851 km2, and its population is 20,521 (2022). It is 67 km south-east of the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 1,310 m (4,298 ft).
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.
Composition
There are 55 neighbourhoods in Bala District:
References
External links
District governor's official website (in Turkish)
District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
Kenthaber.com. "General information on Bala district of Ankara" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2007-12-25.
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