Bozan, Alpu

This article is about the town in Eskişehir Province. For other places with the same name, see Bozan (disambiguation).

Bozan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Alpu, Eskişehir Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 1,285 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3][4] Bozon is to the east of both Alpu and Eskişehir. The distance to Alpu is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) and to Eskişehir is 55 kilometres (34 mi). The settlement was originally built by the ancient Persian Empire which ruled the region. According to one survey, Bozon is one of the places which were allocated to Ertuğrul, the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.^[5]

Bozan
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 39°47′N 31°06′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Eskişehir
District	Alpu
Elevation	810 m (2,660 ft)
Population  (2022)	1,285
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	26850
Area code	0222

References

1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
4. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
5. Mayor's page Archived June 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine