Bergama is a populous district, as well as the center city of the same district, in
Izmir Province in western
Turkey. By excluding
Izmir's metropolitan area, it is one of the prominent districts of the province in terms of population and is largely urbanized at the rate of 53,6 per cent. Tire center is situated at a distance of to the north from the point of departure of the traditional center of Izmir (
Konak Square in
Konak, Izmir) and lies at a distance of inland from the nearest seacoast at the town of
Dikili to its west. Bergama district area neighbors the areas of three districts of
Balikesir Province to its north, namely
Ayvalik,
Burhaniye and
Ivrindi,
Izmir Province district of
Kinik and
Manisa Province district of
Soma, Manisa to its east, while to the south it is bordered by the central provincial of
Manisa and two other Izmir Province districts along the coast that are
Aliaga and
Dikili from its south towards its west. The district area's physical features are determined by the alluvial plain of
Bakirçay River.