Soma (Manisa)
| Soma | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Manisa | |||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 11 ′ N , 27 ° 36 ′ E | |||
| Residents : | 76,305 (2012) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 236 | |||
| Postal code : | 45500 | |||
| License plate : | 45 | |||
| Structure and administration (status: 2014) | ||||
| Mayor : | Hasan Ergene ( AKP ) | |||
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| Soma county | ||||
| Residents : | 102,666 (2012) | |||
| Surface: | 839 km² | |||
| Population density : | 122 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Abdülkadir Karataş | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Soma is a town in the district of the same name ( Ilçe ) in the Turkish province of Manisa , about 85 km north of Manisa and about 45 km east of Bergama (the former Pergamon ).
Soma is located on the banks of the Bakırçay River . It has 73,027 inhabitants (2008). There are large deposits of lignite around the city , which are mined underground , and therefore two coal-fired power plants .
In May 2014 came in the pit at the village Eynez in the district of Soma to the heavy soma mine disaster . North of the city are the Sevişler dams and the Kül dams .
Web links
Commons : Soma - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from May 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed May 14, 2014
