Balıkesir Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Balıkesir Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy): Shapefile & GeoPackage
Balıkesir Neighbourhood Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
This dataset contains 1,138 neighbourhood and village boundary polygons for Balıkesir province (il), Türkiye (Turkey), in all 20 districts (ilçe). Choose the GeoPackage (gpkg) or Shape file variant, €9.90 per format, for a digital download in EPSG:4326.
Dursunbey has the most units (111, 10% of all units in the province), and Gömeç has the fewest (13 units). As a metropolitan province (büyükşehir), Balıkesir has one district municipality (ilçe belediyesi) in each of its 20 districts, and every neighbourhood belongs to the municipality of its own district.
Key features
- Formats: GeoPackage (.gpkg) or Esri Shapefile (.shp), sold as two separate variants, GeoPackage (gpkg) and Shape file; GIS-ready for QGIS, ArcGIS and other GIS software
- Coordinate reference system: WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
- Nesting: every unit lies exactly inside its district and the Balıkesir province boundary
- IDs and names: stable Geolocet unit IDs, official unit codes and official unit names, plus Turkish title-case names
- Area coverage: 99% of the province area. Areas outside these polygons are not represented in this layer.
- Version: v5, updated October 2026
Districts (ilçe) in Balıkesir
Balıkesir has 20 districts. Units per district: Altıeylül (96), Ayvalık (34), Balya (46), Bandırma (55), Bigadiç (80), Burhaniye (41), Dursunbey (111), Edremit (47), Erdek (28), Gömeç (13), Gönen (101), Havran (33), İvrindi (70), Karesi (70), Kepsut (70), Manyas (50), Marmara (14), Savaştepe (50), Sındırgı (75), Susurluk (54).
Attributes and sample records
Each polygon has 12 fields; Shapefile field names are shortened where needed (for example belediye_id becomes bel_id). Field descriptions are on the Turkey neighbourhood boundaries page. Sample records from Balıkesir:
| id | name | name_official | type | belediye_id | belediye_name | district_id | district_name | province_id | province_name | official_code | area_km2 | geometry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90000005 | 1.Gündoğan | 1.GÜNDOĞAN | mahalle | 92052381 | Altıeylül | 3641481 | Altıeylül | 446929 | Balıkesir | 10319 | 0.553 | polygon data |
| 90000114 | 4 Eylül | 4 EYLÜL | mahalle | 92001391 | Bigadiç | 3641483 | Bigadiç | 446929 | Balıkesir | 10423 | 4.731 | polygon data |
| 90000406 | Adaören | ADAÖREN | mahalle | 92001401 | Dursunbey | 3641299 | Dursunbey | 446929 | Balıkesir | 147481 | 18.930 | polygon data |
| 90000021 | 100.Yıl | 100.YIL | mahalle | 92001396 | Gönen | 3641829 | Gönen | 446929 | Balıkesir | 10506 | 5.801 | polygon data |
| 90001379 | Aktaş | AKTAŞ | mahalle | 92001395 | Sındırgı | 3642415 | Sındırgı | 446929 | Balıkesir | 148483 | 22.509 | polygon data |
Full national dataset
- Turkey neighbourhood & village boundaries (mahalle & köy): 50,558 units for all 81 provinces with belediye links, nesting exactly with this dataset. A free Yalova sample is available there.
- Turkey districts (ilçe) boundaries: the matching district layer with 973 districts.
The full multi-level national dataset (country, regions, provinces, districts, belediye and 50,558 neighbourhoods and villages) is available on request (contact@geolocet.com).
Frequently asked questions
- How many neighbourhoods and villages does Balıkesir have in this dataset?
- The Balıkesir layer contains 1,138 units in 20 districts. All 1,129 classified units are neighbourhoods (mahalle); Balıkesir has no villages (köy) in this layer, and 9 units are unclassified. Since 2014, under Law No. 6360, the former villages of metropolitan provinces (büyükşehir) such as Balıkesir have been neighbourhoods (mahalle).
- Is each neighbourhood linked to its belediye?
- Yes, all 1,129 neighbourhoods in Balıkesir carry the ID and name of their municipality (belediye).
- Is there a free sample?
- Yes. The free Yalova sample has every administrative level in GeoPackage and Shapefile format; select Free sample (Yalova) on the Turkey neighbourhood boundaries page.
- Can I get all of Türkiye or other administrative levels?
- Yes. The neighbourhood layers of all 81 provinces also form one national dataset together with the country, region, province, district and belediye layers; it is supplied after an enquiry, as described under Full national dataset.
Dataset metadata
- Dataset name
- Balıkesir Neighbourhood and Village Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
- Description
- Boundary polygons of the 1,138 neighbourhoods and villages of Balıkesir province, Türkiye, in 20 districts: 1,129 mahalle and 9 unclassified. Dursunbey is the district with the most units (111), and the polygons cover 99% of the province area. Each unit has a stable Geolocet ID, its official name and code, its district and province, and neighbourhoods are linked to one of 20 municipalities (belediye). Typical uses are GIS mapping, geocoding, spatial joins and market and logistics analysis. The layer is a paid download in GeoPackage or Shapefile format (EPSG:4326) under the Geolocet terms of service.
- Dataset ID
- geolocet-turkey-neighbourhoods-v5-balikesir
- Publisher
- Geolocet
- Version
- v5 (product version)
- Last updated
- October 2026 (release of v5)
- Reference period
- October 2026: the administrative units as compiled for this release
- Spatial coverage
- Balıkesir province (il), Türkiye; bounding box (WGS 84): south 39.0720, west 26.5253, north 40.6684, east 28.9995
- Administrative level and features
- Admin level 8 (mahalle and köy): 1,138 polygons in 20 districts
- Formats
- GeoPackage (.gpkg) or Shapefile (.shp), one format per variant
- Coordinate reference system
- WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
- Identifiers
- id is a stable Geolocet unit ID (not a government code); official_code is the official administrative unit code; district_id and province_id equal the id of the Geolocet district and province layers
- Geometry
- Boundary polygons compiled by Geolocet from official and open sources and aligned to the district boundaries; the official attributes are the unit names and codes, and the polygons are a GIS representation, not a legally binding boundary delimitation
- Area coverage
- 99% of the province area
- Access
- Paid download: GeoPackage or Shapefile variant
- Licence
- Geolocet terms of service
- Part of
- Turkey Neighbourhood and Village Boundaries (Mahalle & Köy)
- Language
- English, with Turkish names and a Turkish summary
Türkçe özet
Balıkesir mahalle sınırları (GIS verisi): Balıkesir ilindeki 20 ilçede bulunan 1.138 birimin sınırları Shapefile veya GeoPackage formatında indirilebilir. En fazla birim Dursunbey ilçesindedir (111).