Meriç (Turkey)
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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