Kumbağ Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:Tekirdağ
District:Süleymanpaşa
Kumbağ
Population Total:2965
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:40.8694°N 27.4583°W
Elevation M:5
Postal Code:59060
Area Code:0282

Kumbağ is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,965 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] It is situated in the Marmara Sea coast of East Thrace (the European part of Turkey), to the south of Tekirdağ. The town was a Greek fishing village named Kumbos or Chrisampelos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Χρυσάμπελος) prior to Balkan Wars. After the Turkish War of Independence in 1920s, Greeks were replaced by the Turks from Greece and Bulgaria. In 1935s Turks from Romania also settled in Kumbağ.[5] In 1993 it was declared a seat of township. With sandy beaches the main revenue of the town is tourism. Farming is another major sector.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
  4. Web site: Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units. 12 September 2010. Official Gazette. tr. DOC.
  5. https://archive.today/20120904083032/http://www.kumbag.bel.tr/default.asp?txc=ym&xhc=I&mmn=390&id=993897273 Mayor's page