Kuyucak Explained

Type:metro district
Kuyucak
Coordinates:37.9153°N 28.4592°W
Province:Aydın
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Mehmet Çömden
Area Total Km2:544
Population Total:26111
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:09930
Area Code:0256

Kuyucak is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 544 km2,[2] and its population is 26,111 (2022).[3] It is 580NaN0 from the city of Aydın on the E24 highway that connects İzmir and Denizli, 1800NaN0 east of İzmir. Kuyucak is near the larger town of Nazilli.

Etymology

The word of Kuyucak probably comes from kuyuçok (means "many wells").

Geography

In the foothills of the Aydın mountains, the economy of Kuyucak is based on agriculture. The mountain districts produce olive oil, while the lowland plain of the Büyük Menderes River produces high quality oranges, figs and cotton.Kuyucak itself is a small town of 7,200 people.

Kuyucak has a typical Aegean climate, with hot summers, rainy autumns, chilly winters and sunny springs.

Composition

There are 36 neighbourhoods in Kuyucak District:[4]

Transportation

There are regular buses from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Nazilli and Denizli (70 km to the west). The town is also on the İzmirDenizli railway line and there is a daily train service.

History

A few km southeast of Kuyucak lie the ruins of Antioch on the Maeander, an ancient Byzantine city.Independence day is celebrated on 5 September, the date that Kuyucak was liberated at the end of the Turkish War of Independence.

Kuyucak in popular culture

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 12 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  4. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle