Biga, Çanakkale

For other uses, see Biga (disambiguation).

Biga
District
Central square in Biga
Location of Biga within Turkey.
Biga Location of Biga
Coordinates: 40°14′N 27°15′E / 40.233°N 27.250°E / 40.233; 27.250
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	Çanakkale
Government
• Governor	Fatih Genel
• Mayor	Mehmet Özkan (AKP)
Area^[1]
• District	1,353.69 km² (522.66 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population (2012)^[2]
• Urban	40,637
• District	83,594
• District density	62/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	17xxx
Area code(s)	286
Licence plate	17
Website	www.biga.gov.tr www.biga.bel.tr

Biga is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located on the Biga River, 90 kilometres (56 miles) northeast from Çanakkale city centre. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 80,982 of which 37,196 live in the town of Biga.^[3]^[4] The district covers an area of 1,354 km² (523 sq mi),^[5] and the town lies at an elevation of 21 m (69 ft).

The center of COMU Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences is in Biga.

1 History
2 Tourism
3 International relations
- 3.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
4 See also
5 Image gallery
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

History[edit]

Biga is the site of the ancient city of Pegaea (Πηγαία in Ancient Greek), also known as Pegae or Pegai (Πηγαί, "the Springs") until late Byzantine times. Archaeologists have not yet established how far back the site has been occupied.^[6] In ancient times, Pegaea, located on the plain of Adrastea on the border between the Troad and Mysia, was sometimes included as part of one and sometimes the other. Since coming under Ottoman rule in 1364 it has been known as Biga. Under the Ottomans, it was the seat of a sanjak.

Tourism[edit]

Among the tourist sites in the district are the Ilıcabashı spa, Parion (Kemerd), Priapos (Karabiga castle)^[6]

International relations[edit]

Twin towns – Sister cities[edit]

Biga is twinned with:

Xanthi, Greece (since 2000)^[7]

Image gallery[edit]

Biga panorama from Balıkkaya
Kocakum shores in Karabiga
Biga Çayı (Granicus River) in Biga

Notes[edit]

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
^ Statistical Institute
^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
^ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ ^a ^b "Başmakçı Kültür (Bashmakchi Culture)"
^ "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

References[edit]

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Biga, Turkey". Retrieved 2009-04-24.

External links[edit]

Media related to Biga at Wikimedia Commons

Biga, Çanakkale in Çanakkale Province of Turkey

Districts

List of Provinces by Region

Istanbul	Istanbul

West Marmara	Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ

Aegean	Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak

East Marmara	Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova

West Anatolia	Ankara Karaman Konya

Mediterranean	Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye

Central Anatolia	Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat

West Black Sea	Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak

East Black Sea	Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon

Northeast Anatolia	Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars

Central East Anatolia	Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van

Southeast Anatolia	Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

Coordinates: 40°13′41″N 27°14′32″E / 40.22806°N 27.24222°E / 40.22806; 27.24222