Demre

Demre
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Myra tombs
Basic data
Province (il) :	Antalya
Coordinates :	36 ° 15 ′  N , 29 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 14 ′ 43 "  N , 29 ° 59 ′ 19"  E
Height :	10  m
Telephone code :	(+90) 242
Postal code :	07 57x
License plate :	07
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Structure :	17 Mahalle
Mayor :	Okan Kocakaya (İYİ)
Postal address :	Gökyazı Mah. Cumhuriyet Meydanı No: 1 07570 Demre
Website:	www.demre.bel.tr
Demre county
Residents :	25,893 (2018)
Surface:	329 km²
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km²
Kaymakam :	Onur Şatiroğlu
Website (Kaymakam):	www.demre.gov.tr

Demre (until 2005 also Kale ) is a city in the district of the same name in the Turkish province of Antalya and at the same time a district of the Büyükşehir belediyesi Antalya (metropolitan municipality / metropolitan province ) created in 1993 . The place was raised to a municipality ( Belediye ) on June 6, 1968 .

geography

Demre lies on the edge of the western part of the Taurus Mountains on the Lycian coast . While the mountains are mostly forested, agriculture is practiced near the coast.

Attractions

• The sunken city of Kekova
• The ruins of the Lycian city of Myra with the Church of Saint Nicholas of Myra
• The ancient cities of Andriake and Simena

Town twinning

• Elzach

Web links

Commons : Demre  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website on Twitter

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Türkiye Nüfusu , accessed on September 4, 2019