Bala (also: Balâ) is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.

Bala stands on a high plain, summers are hot, winters are cold and snowy.

The town of Bala is small but busy with shops and light manufacturing workshops, the surrounding countryside is used for farming, especially grains and sunflower seeds.

Recently Ankara's wealthier citizens have begun building luxury housing in some villages of Bala.

The forest of Beynam and the Kesikköprü reservoir are two of Ankara's most popular picnic spots.