Defne
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Defne | |
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![]() Map showing Defne District in Hatay Province | |
Coordinates:36°11′18″N36°8′52″E/ 36.18833°N 36.14778°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Hatay |
Government | |
• Mayor | İbrahim Güzel (CHP) |
Area | 155 km2(60 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 165,494 |
• Density | 1,100/km2(2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3(TRT) |
Postal code | 31160 |
Area code | 0326 |
Website | www |
Defneis a municipality anddistrictofHatay Province,Turkey.[2]Its area is 155 km2,[3]and its population is 165,494 (2022).[1]The district Defne was created in 2013 from parts of the former central district of Hatay and the district ofSamandağ.[4][5]It covers the southwestern part of the agglomeration ofAntakyaand the adjacent countryside.
Defne was heavily damaged bypowerful earthquakesin February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.[6]
The municipality of Defne was named after the Greek mythological figure ofDaphne.[7]Tourist sites in Defne include the Harbiye Hydro Park and Harbiye Waterfall, as well as the historic site ofSt Simeon's Monastery.[8]
Composition
[edit]There are 37neighbourhoodsin Defne District:[9]
- Akdeniz
- Aknehir
- Armutlu
- Aşağıokçular
- Bahçeköy
- Balıklıdere
- Ballıöz
- Bostancık
- Büyükçat
- Çardaklı
- Çekmece
- Çınarlı
- Çökek
- Değirmenyolu
- Döver
- Dursunlu
- Elektrik
- Gümüşgöze
- Güneysöğüt
- Hancağız
- Harbiye
- Hüseyinli
- Karşıyaka
- Koçören
- Meydancık
- Orhanlı
- Özbek
- Samankaya
- Sinanlı
- Subaşı
- Sümerler
- Tavla
- Toygarlı
- Turunçlu
- Üzengili
- Yeniçağ
- Yeşilpınar
References
[edit]- ^ab"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports"(XLS).TÜİK.Retrieved19 September2023.
- ^Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi,Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri".General Directorate of Mapping.Retrieved19 September2023.
- ^"Law No. 6360".Official Gazette(in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^"İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri"(PDF)(in Turkish). p. 39.Retrieved20 September2023.
- ^"Hatay'da ağır yıkımın bilançosu..."[The result of the heavy destruction in Hatay...] (in Turkish). Iskenderun.org. 2023-04-08.
- ^"DEFNE – Defne Belediyesi"(in Turkish).Retrieved2020-01-11.
- ^"TARİHİ & TURİSTİK YERLER – Defne Belediyesi"(in Turkish).Retrieved2020-01-11.
- ^Mahalle,Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.