Kulu
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District and municipality
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Map showing Kulu District in Konya Province
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| Coordinates: 39°05′21″N 33°04′50″E / 39.08917°N 33.08056°E / 39.08917; 33.08056 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Konya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Murat Ünver (AKP) |
| Area | 2,234 km2 (863 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 968 m (3,176 ft) |
| Population
(2022)[1]
| 51,612 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0332 |
| Website | www |
Kulu is a municipality and districtofKonya 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]
There are 46 neighbourhoods in Kulu District:[5]
Kulu has a semi-arid climate with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters.
| Climate data for Kulu (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.65 (1.60) |
30.65 (1.21) |
35.21 (1.39) |
38.49 (1.52) |
47.02 (1.85) |
38.17 (1.50) |
7.94 (0.31) |
7.71 (0.30) |
16.96 (0.67) |
23.74 (0.93) |
35.14 (1.38) |
47.6 (1.87) |
369.28 (14.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 61.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80.5 | 74.6 | 65.5 | 61.5 | 59.2 | 54.0 | 45.4 | 45.6 | 51.0 | 61.3 | 72.6 | 81.4 | 62.6 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
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