Kulu, Konya
Kulu | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Kulu District in Konya Province | |
Coordinates: 39°05′21″N 33°04′50″E / 39.08917°N 33.08056°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Konya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Murat Ünver (AKP) |
Area | 2,234 km2 (863 sq mi) |
Elevation | 968 m (3,176 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 51,612 |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0332 |
Website | www |
Kulu is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,234 km2,[3] and its population is 51,612 (2022).[1] Kulu is situated approximately 110 km from Ankara and 150 km from the city of Konya. With a substantial Swedish-Turkish community, not few of whom are from this region, Kulu hosts around 100,000 visitors from Europe in the summer. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt visited the city once.
History
[edit]The modern Kulu district lies on the ancient Galatian city of Drya.[4]
Composition
[edit]There are 46 neighbourhoods in Kulu District:[5]
- Acıkuyu
- Ağılbaşı
- Alparslan
- Altılar
- Arşıncı
- Bahadırlı
- Beşkardeş
- Bozan
- Burunağıl
- Camikebir
- Canımana
- Celep
- Cumhuriyet
- Değirmenözü
- Dinek
- Dipdede
- Doğutepe
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet
- Fevziye
- Gökler
- Güzelyayla
- Hisarköy
- Karacadağ
- Karacadere
- Karapınar
- Karşıyaka
- Kemaliye
- Kırkkuyu
- Kırkpınar
- Kömüşini
- Köşker
- Köstengil
- Kozanlı
- Ömeranlı
- Sarıyayla
- Şerefli
- Seyitahmetli
- Soğukkuyu
- Tavlıören
- Tuzyaka
- Yaraşlı
- Yazıçayırı
- Yenimahalle
- Yeşiltepe
- Yeşilyurt
- Zincirlikuyu
Climate
[edit]Kulu has a semi-arid climate with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters.
Climate data for Kulu (1991–2020) |
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References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ T.C. Kulu Kaymakamlığı. "Kulu - İlçemizin Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kulu". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
External links
[edit]- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)