Kırkağaç
| Kırkağaç | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Manisa | |||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 6 ' N , 27 ° 40' E | |||
| Height : | 186 m | |||
| Residents : | 25,686 (2012) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 236 | |||
| Postal code : | 45700 | |||
| License plate : | 45 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2013) | ||||
| Mayor : | Yaşar İsmail Gedüz ( AKP ) | |||
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| Kırkağaç County | ||||
| Residents : | 44,991 (2012) | |||
| Surface: | 549 km² | |||
| Population density : | 82 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Ali Sırmalı | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Kırkağaç is a city and a district in the Turkish province of Manisa . The city is located about 60 kilometers north of the provincial capital Manisa .
The district is in the north of the province. It is bordered by Akhisar to the south, Soma to the west, and Balıkesir Province to the north . The county seat is on the D-240 road from Akhisar via Soma to Bergama . To the northeast of the city lies the Kırkağaç Ovası plain , through which the Bakırçay River, the ancient Kaikos, flows .
Kırkağaç is known in Turkey for its sugar melons . In the meantime, melons from the Kırkağaç area ( Kırkağaç kavunu ) in Turkey have achieved registered trademark status.
Famous pepole
- Ahmet Alkış , Turkish Brigadier General and President of the Military Court of Cassation
Web links
Commons : Kırkağaç - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento of October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed June 15, 2013
- ↑ Information on the website of the Kırkağaç Municipality
City districts of the metropolitan commune (Büyükşehir Belediyesi) Manisa and districts of the Manisa Province