Bigadiç

E662959

Bigadiç is a town and district in western Turkey known for its rich boron mineral deposits and agricultural production within Balıkesir Province.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bigadiç canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district
administrativeType district of Balıkesir Province
country Turkey
countrySubdivision Balıkesir Province
governedBy mayor of Bigadiç
hasAgriculturalProduct cereals
fruit
sugar beet
sunflower
vegetables
hasAreaCode +90 266
hasBoronReservesRank among largest in the world
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
mining
hasEconomicImportanceFor Turkey
hasElevation approximately 150–200 metres above sea level
hasHistoricalRegion Mysia
hasIndustry boron processing
hasMineralDeposit borax
colemanite
ulexite
hasNaturalResource boron
hasNearbyCity Balıkesir
Soma
Sındırgı
hasOperator Eti Maden (boron operations)
hasPopulationCharacteristic predominantly Turkish
hasPostalCode 10440
hasReligionMajority Islam
hasSettlementType district center
town
hasTimezone TRT
hasTransportation regional roads connecting to Balıkesir
isMunicipalityOf Balıkesir Province
knownFor agricultural production
rich boron mineral deposits
languageUsed Turkish
locatedIn Balıkesir Province
locatedInPartOfCountry western Turkey
locatedInRegion Marmara Region
partOf Balıkesir Province
utcOffset +3

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.