Torbalı

Torbalı
Help on coat of arms
Torbalı train station
Basic data
Province (il) :	Izmir
Coordinates :	38 ° 10 '  N , 27 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 9 '43 "  N , 27 ° 21' 30"  E
Residents :	150,127 (2014)
Telephone code :	(+90)
Postal code :	35 xxx
License plate :	35
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Mayor :	Ìsmail Uygur ( CHP )
Website:	www.torbali.bel.tr
Torbalı County
Residents :	150,127 (2014)
Surface:	565 km²
Population density :	266 inhabitants per km²
Kaymakam :	Aydın Memük
Website (Kaymakam):	www.torbali.gov.tr

Torbalı is a district and the associated county seat in the Turkish province of Izmir . Torbalı is about 20 km southeast of Izmir on the E 87 from Izmir to Aydın . In 2014 the city had 150,127 inhabitants. After a regional reform, the city is identical in terms of population and area to the district.

The city lies on a plain in the Küçük Menderes river valley and is surrounded by mountains in the north and west. The highest point in the district is Keçikalesi Dağı at 781 m. Torbalı received its status as a district in 1926. A year later, the city became a Belediye . There are 22 villages in the district.

Attractions

About 5 km southwest of the village of Özbey are the ruins of the ancient city of Metropolis in Ionia , the town's predecessor. The name Torbalı is derived from Metropolis. The Hittite rock relief of Karabel is located 30 km north on the road to Kemalpaşa .

sons and daughters of the town

• Feti Okuroğlu (* 1971), football player and coach

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from January 19, 2016 on WebCite ), accessed January 19, 2016