Ergene, Tekirdağ

Ergene
Map showing Ergene District in Tekirdağ Province
Ergene
Location in Turkey
Ergene
Ergene (Marmara)
Coordinates: 41°11′17″N 27°46′05″E / 41.18806°N 27.76806°E / 41.18806; 27.76806
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTekirdağ
Government
 • MayorMüge Yıldız Topak (AKP)
Area
418 km2 (161 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
67,038
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
59930
Area code0282
Websitewww.ergene.bel.tr

Ergene is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 418 km2,[3] and its population is 67,038 (2022).[1] The district and municipality Ergene was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from part of the district of Çorlu, including the former municipalities Marmaracık, Ulaş, Misinli and Velimeşe.[4][5] The name Ergene refers to the river Ergene, a tributary of the Maritsa (Meriç).

Composition

There are 17 neighbourhoods in Ergene District:[6]

  • Ahimehmet
  • Bakırca
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Esenler
  • İğneler
  • Karamehmet
  • Kırkgöz
  • Marmaracık
  • Misinli
  • Paşaköy
  • Pınarbaşı
  • Sağlık
  • Ulaş
  • Vakıflar
  • Velimeşe
  • Yeşiltepe
  • Yulaflı

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 78. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.