Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Tekirdağ |
District: | Ergene |
Ulaş | |
Population Total: | 6727 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 41.2167°N 70°W |
Elevation M: | 150 |
Postal Code: | 59930 |
Area Code: | 0282 |
Ulaş is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ergene, Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 6,727 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde) in the district of Çorlu.[3] [4] It is situated in the Rumeli region of the Balkan peninsula (also known as Thrace in Turkey, the European part of Turkey) south of Turkish state highway D.535, which connects Istanbul to Edirne and the Bulgarian border. Its distance to Çorlu is ; to Tekirdağ is .
Ulaş was founded in 1937 by Turkish refugees from Bulgaria. In 1992 it was declared the seat of its township.[5] It is situated in a rapidly flourishing industrial area; there are about 60 factories or workshops in and around the town. Animal husbandry and agriculture are secondary economic sectors.