Meriç (Turkey)
| Meriç | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Edirne | |||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 11 ' N , 26 ° 25' E | |||
| Height : | 34 m | |||
| Residents : | 3,178 (2018) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 284 | |||
| Postal code : | 22680 | |||
| License plate : | 22nd | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 2 malls | |||
| Mayor : | Erol Dübek ( CHP ) | |||
| Meriç county | ||||
| Residents : | 14,201 (2018) | |||
| Surface: | 438 km² | |||
| Population density : | 32 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Ekrem Güngör | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Meriç (until 1936 Kavaklı ) is a district town and a district in the west of the Turkish province of Edirne . Meriç is home to almost a quarter of the district's population (2018: 22.38%). The city is about 60 kilometers from Edirne in a south-south-west direction (SSW).
The district borders on Uzunköprü County to the east and İpsala County to the south . The remainder of the border (56 km) in the west and north is the Meriç river with Greece . Meriç is the Turkish form of the name of the Mariza river , which characterizes the entire area.
In addition to the district town, there are two other municipalities ( Belediye ): Küplü (2,497) and Subaşı (1,990 inhabitants). Furthermore, 21 villages ( Köy ) with an average of 311 inhabitants complete the district. Adasarhanlı is the largest village (900 inhabitants).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları , accessed on June 10, 2019
