Meriç District Explained

Type:	district
Coordinates:	41.1833°N 51°W
Province:	Edirne
Seat:	Meriç
Leader Name:	Uğur Kapar
Area Total Km2:	438
Population Total:	12841
Population As Of:	2022

Meriç District is a district of the Edirne Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Meriç.^[1] Its area is 438 km²,^[2] and its population is 12,841 (2022).^[3] The district shares a 56 kilometer long border with Greece to the north and west. Uzunköprü District is located to the east and south-east. To the south is İpsala District.

Composition

There are three municipalities in Meriç District:^{[1] [4]}

• Küplü
• Meriç
• Subaşı

There are 21 villages in Meriç District:^[5]

• Adasarhanlı
• Akçadam
• Akıncılar
• Alibey
• Büyükaltıağaç
• Hasırcıarnavutköy
• Kadıdondurma
• Karahamza
• Karayusuflu
• Kavaklı
• Küçükaltıağaç
• Küpdere
• Nasuhbey
• Olacak
• Paşayenice
• Rahmanca
• Saatağacı
• Serem
• Umurca
• Yakupbey
• Yenicegörüce

Notes and References

1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 1 March 2023.
3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
4. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Belde Belediyesi
5. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy