Ergene, Tekirdağ

Ergene is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 418 km²,^[3] and its population is 67,038 (2022).^[1] The district and municipality Ergene was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from part of the district of Çorlu, including the former municipalities Marmaracık, Ulaş, Misinli and Velimeşe.^[4][5] The name Ergene refers to the river Ergene, a tributary of the Maritsa (Meriç).

Ergene
District and municipality
Map showing Ergene District in Tekirdağ Province
Ergene Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Ergene Ergene (Marmara) Show map of Marmara
Coordinates: 41°11′17″N 27°46′05″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Tekirdağ
Government
• Mayor	Müge Yildiz Topak (AKP)
Area	418 km2 (161 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	67,038
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	59930
Area code	0282
Website	www.ergene.bel.tr

Composition

There are 17 neighbourhoods in Ergene District:^[6]

• Ahimehmet
• Bakırca
• Cumhuriyet
• Esenler
• İğneler
• Karamehmet
• Kırkgöz
• Marmaracık
• Misinli
• Paşaköy
• Pınarbaşı
• Sağlık
• Ulaş
• Vakıflar
• Velimeşe
• Yeşiltepe
• Yulaflı

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 78. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
5. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
6. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.