Kulu, Konya

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CountryTurkey
Area
2,234 km2 (863 sq mi)
Elevation
968 m (3,176 ft)
Population
(2022)[1]
51,612
Kulu
Official logo of Kulu
Map showing Kulu District in Konya Province
Map showing Kulu District in Konya Province
Kulu is located in Turkey
Kulu
Kulu
Location in Turkey
Kulu is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Kulu
Kulu
Kulu (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°05′21″N 33°04′50″E / 39.08917°N 33.08056°E / 39.08917; 33.08056
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKonya
Government
  MayorMurat Ünver (AKP)
Area
2,234 km2 (863 sq mi)
Elevation
968 m (3,176 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
51,612
  Density23.10/km2 (59.84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0332
Websitewww.kulu.bel.tr

Kulu is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,234 km2,[3] and its population is 51,612 (2022).[1] Kulu is situated approximately 110 km from Ankara and 150 km from the city of Konya. With a substantial Swedish-Turkish community, not few of whom are from this region, Kulu hosts around 100,000 visitors from Europe in the summer. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt visited the city once.

The modern Kulu district lies on the ancient Galatian city of Drya.[4]

Composition

There are 46 neighbourhoods in Kulu District:[5]

  • Acıkuyu
  • Ağılbaşı
  • Alparslan
  • Altılar
  • Arşıncı
  • Bahadırlı
  • Beşkardeş
  • Bozan
  • Burunağıl
  • Camikebir
  • Canımana
  • Celep
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Değirmenözü
  • Dinek
  • Dipdede
  • Doğutepe
  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet
  • Fevziye
  • Gökler
  • Güzelyayla
  • Hisarköy
  • Karacadağ
  • Karacadere
  • Karapınar
  • Karşıyaka
  • Kemaliye
  • Kırkkuyu
  • Kırkpınar
  • Kömüşini
  • Köşker
  • Köstengil
  • Kozanlı
  • Ömeranlı
  • Sarıyayla
  • Şerefli
  • Seyitahmetli
  • Soğukkuyu
  • Tavlıören
  • Tuzyaka
  • Yaraşlı
  • Yazıçayırı
  • Yenimahalle
  • Yeşiltepe
  • Yeşilyurt
  • Zincirlikuyu

Climate

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