Ilgın Explained

Type:	metro district
Ilgın
Province:	Konya
Leader Party:	AKP
Leader Name:	Yalçın Ertaş
Area Total Km2:	1636
Elevation M:	1030
Population Total:	53489
Population As Of:	2022
Area Code:	0332

Ilgın is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey.^[1] Its area is 1,636 km²,^[2] and its population is 53,489 (2022).^[3] Its elevation is .^[4]

Etymology

The name ılgın comes from the former Byzantine name of the city, Lageina.

Composition

There are 56 neighbourhoods in Ilgın District:^[5]

Ağalar
Argıthanı
Avdan
Ayvatdede
Balkı
Barakmuslu
Behlülbey
Belekler
Beykonak
Boğazkent
Bulcuk
Büyükoba
Camiatik
Çatak
Çavuşçugöl
Çiğil
Çobankaya
Çömlekçi
Dereköy
Dığrak
Düğer
Eldeş
Esentepe
Fahrettin Altay
Fatih
Geçitköy
Gedikören
Gökbudak
Gökçeyurt
Gölyaka
Göstere
Güneypınar
Harmanyazı
İhsaniye
Ilıca
İstasyon
Kaleköy
Kapaklı
Karaköy
Mahmuthisar
Mecidiye
Milli Egemenlik
Misafirli
Olukpınar
Orhaniye
Ormanözü
Sadıkköy
Sahip Ata
Sebiller
Şıhbedrettin
Şıhcarullah
Tekeler
Ucarı
Yorazlar
Yukarıçiğil
Zaferiye

Climate

Ilgın has a transitional dry-summer humid continental climate and Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Dsa/Csa),^[6] with hot, dry summers and cold winters.

Notable natives

Famous Turkish folk musician and novelist Zülfü Livaneli was born in Ilgın.

External links

Notes and References

https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
Web site: Geographical information on Ilgın, Turkey. 26 September 2023. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.