Yalıntaş Explained

Type:	neighbourhood
Province:	Bursa
District:	Mustafakemalpaşa
Yalıntaş
Population Total:	6193
Population As Of:	2022
Coordinates:	40.0167°N 52°W
Elevation M:	40
Postal Code:	16536
Area Code:	0224

Yalıntaş (formerly: Mineviz) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Mustafakemalpaşa, Bursa Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 6,193 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^{[3] [4]} It is almost merged to Mustafakemalpaşa.

History

Yalıntaş was a colony of the Republic of Genoa in the Middle Ages, famed for its high quality kaolinite. After Italians left the settlement, the town became a Greek town both during the Byzantine and the Ottoman periods. After the population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement in 1923, Greeks were replaced by Turks. In 1996, the settlement was declared a seat of township.^[5]

Economy

The economy of the town depends on agriculture. There are also sand quarries around the town.^[5]

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. 12 July 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. http://www.yalintas.bel.tr/index.php?md=showpage&pID=12&navi=subMenu1&link=subMenuItem1 Mayor's page. Yalıntaş Municipality. Retrieved January 7, 2012.