Dursunbey

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = metro district

| name = Dursunbey

| image_skyline = File:10800 Hasanlar-Dursunbey-Balıkesir, Turkey - panoramio (1).jpg

| image_caption = Hasanlar countryside, Dursunbey

| image_map = Balıkesir location Dursunbey.svg

| map_caption = Map showing Dursunbey District in Balıkesir Province

| coordinates = {{coord|39.587778|28.6275|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| province = Balıkesir

| leader_party = AKP

| leader_name = Ramazan Bahçavan

| leader_name1 =

| area_total_km2 = 1719

| elevation_m = 670

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 33333

| population_as_of = 2022

| postal_code = 10800

| area_code = 0266

| website = {{url|http://www.dursunbey.bel.tr/}}

}}

Dursunbey, formerly Balat, is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023. Its area is 1,719 km²,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=22 May 2023}} and its population is 33,333 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=22 May 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} The mayor is Ramazan Bahçavan (AKP). Dursunbey is noted for its wood and apples.

Composition

There are 111 neighbourhoods in Dursunbey District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

Climate

Dursunbey has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa),{{Cite journal |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}} with hot, dry summers, and chilly, moderately snowy winters.{{Cite web |title=Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı |url=https://www.mgm.gov.tr/FILES/resmi-istatistikler/parametreAnalizi/2022-ortalama-kar-ortulu.pdf |website=MGM}}

{{Weather box

| width = auto

| collapsed = yes

| metric first = yes

| single line = yes

| location = Dursunbey (1991–2020)

| Jan high C = 7.4

| Feb high C = 9.2

| Mar high C = 12.8

| Apr high C = 17.4

| May high C = 22.7

| Jun high C = 27.2

| Jul high C = 30.3

| Aug high C = 30.8

| Sep high C = 26.5

| Oct high C = 20.9

| Nov high C = 14.6

| Dec high C = 9.0

| year high C = 19.1

| Jan mean C = 2.7

| Feb mean C = 3.9

| Mar mean C = 6.6

| Apr mean C = 10.9

| May mean C = 15.8

| Jun mean C = 19.9

| Jul mean C = 22.5

| Aug mean C = 22.5

| Sep mean C = 18.6

| Oct mean C = 13.9

| Nov mean C = 8.5

| Dec mean C = 4.4

| year mean C = 12.6

| Jan low C = -0.7

| Feb low C = 0.0

| Mar low C = 2.0

| Apr low C = 5.5

| May low C = 9.8

| Jun low C = 13.4

| Jul low C = 15.6

| Aug low C = 15.7

| Sep low C = 12.3

| Oct low C = 8.8

| Nov low C = 4.2

| Dec low C = 1.1

| year low C = 7.3

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 73.04

| Feb precipitation mm = 63.03

| Mar precipitation mm = 57.3

| Apr precipitation mm = 58.95

| May precipitation mm = 45.71

| Jun precipitation mm = 37.08

| Jul precipitation mm = 10.53

| Aug precipitation mm = 11.05

| Sep precipitation mm = 25.94

| Oct precipitation mm = 48.27

| Nov precipitation mm = 58.4

| Dec precipitation mm = 70.69

| year precipitation mm = 559.99

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 8.9

| Feb precipitation days = 8.1

| Mar precipitation days = 8.0

| Apr precipitation days = 7.1

| May precipitation days = 6.7

| Jun precipitation days = 4.7

| Jul precipitation days = 1.8

| Aug precipitation days = 2.1

| Sep precipitation days = 3.7

| Oct precipitation days = 5.8

| Nov precipitation days = 6.7

| Dec precipitation days = 9.3

| year precipitation days = 72.9

| Jan humidity = 75.9

| Feb humidity = 72.7

| Mar humidity = 68.6

| Apr humidity = 65.2

| May humidity = 64.3

| Jun humidity = 61.5

| Jul humidity = 58.4

| Aug humidity = 59.8

| Sep humidity = 62.1

| Oct humidity = 69.2

| Nov humidity = 72.2

| Dec humidity = 76.3

| year humidity = 67.2

| source = NOAA{{cite web

|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/Dursunbey_17700.csv

|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Dursunbey

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = January 14, 2024}}

}}

References

External links

[http://www.dursunbey.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] {{in lang|tr}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090306034153/http://dursunbey.gov.tr/genel/haritadursunbey420.jpg Map of Dursunbey and the vicinity]

Category:Populated places in Balıkesir Province

Category:Districts of Balıkesir Province

Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey