| Balinge | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Midden-Drenthe - Balinge.png |
| Map Caption1: | Balinge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Midden-Drenthe |
| Coordinates: | 52.8111°N 6.6278°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 17 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.23 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 100 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9437 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0593 |
Balinge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 14 km northeast of Hoogeveen.
The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as Balinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Balo (person)".[3]
Balinge was home to 59 people in 1840.[4]
There is a primary school in Balinge, De Wenteling.[5]