Menteşe, Muğla

This article is about the district and municipality in Muğla Province. For the neighbourhood in Muğla Province, see Menteşe, Kavaklıdere. For other uses, see Menteşe (disambiguation).

Menteşe is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 1,659 km²,^[3] and its population is 120,627 (2022).^[1] It covers the city of Muğla and the surrounding countryside.

Menteşe
District and municipality
Map showing Menteşe District in Muğla Province
Menteşe Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Menteşe Menteşe (Turkey Aegean) Show map of Turkey Aegean
Coordinates: 37°13′5″N 28°21′54″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Muğla
Government
• Mayor	Gonca Köksal (CHP)
Area	1,659 km2 (641 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	120,627
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0252
Website	www.mentese.bel.tr

The district and municipality Menteşe was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from the former central district of Muğla.^[4][5] Menteşe was the name of a 14th-century beylik in and around Muğla Province.

Composition

There are 65 neighbourhoods in Menteşe District:^[6]

• Akçaova
• Akkaya
• Akyer
• Algı
• Avcılar
• Balıbey
• Bayır
• Bozyer
• Çakmak
• Camikebir
• Çamoluk
• Çatakbağyaka
• Çaybükü
• Çiftlikköy
• Çırpı
• Dağdibi
• Dağpınar
• Denizova
• Derinkuyu
• Doğan
• Dokuzçam
• Düğerek
• Emirbeyazıt
• Esençay
• Fadıl
• Gazeller
• Göktepe
• Gülağzı
• Günlüce
• Hacırüstem
• İkizce
• Kafaca
• Karacaören
• Karamehmet
• Karşıyaka
• Kiramettin
• Kıran
• Kötekli
• Kozağaç
• Kuyucak
• Kuzluk
• Meke
• Muratlar
• Muslihittin
• Müştakbey
• Orhaniye
• Orta
• Ortaköy
• Özlüce
• Paşapınar
• Salihpaşalar
• Sarnıçköy
• Şenyayla
• Şeyh
• Sungur
• Taşlı
• Yaraş
• Yemişendere
• Yenibağyaka
• Yenice
• Yeniköy
• Yerkesik
• Yeşilyurt
• Yürükoğlu
• Zeytin

Education

There are 10 kindergartens, 32 primary schools, 23 secondary schools, 16 high schools, one public education center, two vocational training centers, one counseling and research center, and one science and art center affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the district.^[7]

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. 64. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
5. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
6. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
7. "Schools and Other Institutions". Retrieved 2 May 2024.