Kızılpınar, Çerkezköy

Kızılpınar is a former town in Çerkezköy district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[1][2] It is subdivided into three mahalle: Atatürk, Gültepe and Namık Kemal.^[3] It lies directly to the southwest Çerkezköy. Distance to Tekirdağ is about 55 kilometres (34 mi). The population of Kızılpınar is 54,268 (2022).^[4] The town was founded by Muslim refugees from Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). According to Mayor's page, some members of Malkoçoğlu Family of the Ottoman Empire were among these refugees.

Kızılpınar
Former town
Hürriyet Street (2009)
Kızılpınar Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°16′N 27°58′E
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	Tekirdağ
District	Çerkezköy
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	54,268
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	59500
Area code	0282

Aerial view of Çerkezköy District's industrial area between the towns of Kapaklı (upper left), Karaağaç (lower left), Çerkezköy (right), and Kızılpınar (lower right)

References

1. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
2. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
3. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

• District municipality's Official Website