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| name                    = Balinge
| settlement_type         = Village
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| native_name_lang        = nl
| image_skyline           = File:Balinge naambord.jpg
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| image_map1              = Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Balinge.png
| map_caption1            = Balinge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Drenthe]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Midden-Drenthe]]
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| coordinates             = {{coord|52|48|40|N|6|37|40|E|region:NL_type:city(120)|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_m             = 17
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| area_total_km2          = 0.23
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| population_footnotes    = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
| population_total        = 100
| population_as_of        = 2021
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| postal_code             = 9437<ref name="stat"/>
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| area_code               = 0593
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'''Balinge''' is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[Drenthe]]. It is a part of the municipality of [[Midden-Drenthe]], and lies about 14&nbsp;km northeast of [[Hoogeveen]].
The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as Balinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Balo (person)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/balinge |title=Balinge |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
Balinge was home to 59 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/balinge |title=Balinge |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=11 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
== Education ==
There is a primary school in Balinge, De Wenteling.<ref name=Schoollist>{{cite web|url=https://www.middendrenthe.nl/onderwijs/scholen|title=Scholen|language=nl|publisher=Midden-Drenthe|accessdate=2023-04-15}}</ref>
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