Gülnar
Gülnar | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
 Map showing Gülnar District in Mersin Province | |
  Gülnar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′20″N 33°23′55″E / 36.33889°N 33.39861°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mersin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fatih Önge (MHP) |
| Area | 1,416 km2 (547 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 27,889 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 33700 |
| Area code | 0324 |
| Website | www |
Gülnar is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,416 km2,[3] and its population is 27,889 (2022).[1] It is 150 km (93 mi) south-west of the city of Mersin.
Geography
The town of Gülnar is 32 km (20 mi) inland on a plain high in the
Mediterranean
coast passes through here, one of the windiest roads imaginable, making Gulnar a remote district indeed.
About 20% of the land area of Gülnar is cultivated area, much of which is vineyards, other important crops are grains and chick peas. The high meadows are used for summer grazing.
History
The area has been occupied since the time of the
Turkmen tribes that came here from Central Asia
in the 13th century. (Among older generation of Turkmens Gülnar is usually named as Anaypazarı)
Composition
There are 50
neighbourhoods in Gülnar District:[4]
- Akdeniz
- Akova
- Ardıçpınarı
- Arıkuyusu
- Ayvalı
- Bereket
- Beydili
- Bolyaran
- Bozağaç
- Büyükeceli
- Çavuşlar
- Çukurasma
- Çukurkonak
- Dayıcık
- Dedeler
- Delikkaya
- Demirözü
- Emirhacı
- Gezende
- Göktürk
- Hacıpınar
- Halifeler
- Ilısu
- İshaklar
- Kavakoluğu
- Kayrak
- Koçaşlı
- Konur
- Korucuk
- Köseçobanlı
- Kurbağa
- Kuskan
- Mollaömerli
- Örenpınar
- Örtülü
- Saray
- Sarıkavak
- Şeyhömer
- Sipahili
- Taşoluk
- Tepe
- Tırnak
- Tozkovan
- Üçoluk
- Ulupınar
- Yanışlı
- Yarmasu
- Yassıbağ
- Yenice
- Zeyne
See also
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.