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1 Etymology  





2 Geography  



2.1  Composition  





2.2  Transportation  







3 History  





4 Kuyucak in popular culture  





5 References  





6 External links  














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Coordinates: 37°5455N 28°2733E / 37.91528°N 28.45917°E / 37.91528; 28.45917
 

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Kuyucak
Map showing Kuyucak District in Aydın Province
Map showing Kuyucak District in Aydın Province
Kuyucak is located in Turkey
Kuyucak

Kuyucak

Location in Turkey

Kuyucak is located in Turkey Aegean
Kuyucak

Kuyucak

Kuyucak (Turkey Aegean)

Coordinates: 37°54′55N 28°27′33E / 37.91528°N 28.45917°E / 37.91528; 28.45917

Country

Turkey

Province

Aydın

Government

 • Mayor

Mehmet Çömden (AKP)

Area

544 km2 (210 sq mi)

Population
 (2022)[1]

26,111

 • Density

48/km2 (120/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+3 (TRT)

Postal code

09930

Area code

0256

Website

www.kuyucak.bel.tr

Kuyucak is a municipality and districtofAydın Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 544 km2,[3] and its population is 26,111 (2022).[1] It is 58 km (36 mi) from the city of Aydın on the E24 highway that connects İzmir and Denizli, 180 km (112 mi) east of İzmir. Kuyucak is near the larger town of Nazilli.

Etymology[edit]

The word of Kuyucak probably comes from kuyuçok (means "many wells").

Geography[edit]

In the foothills of the Aydın mountains, the economy of Kuyucak is based on agriculture. The mountain districts produce olive oil, while the lowland plain of the Büyük Menderes River produces high quality oranges, figs and cotton. Kuyucak itself is a small town of 7,200 people.

Kuyucak has a typical Aegean climate, with hot summers, rainy autumns, chilly winters and sunny springs.

Composition[edit]

There are 36 neighbourhoods in Kuyucak District:[4]

  • Aydınoğlu
  • Azizabat
  • Başaran
  • Belenova
  • Beşeylül
  • Bucakköy
  • Çamdibi
  • Çobanisa
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Dereköy
  • Fatih
  • Gencelli
  • Gencellidere
  • Horsunlu
  • İğdecik
  • Karapınar
  • Kayran
  • Kurtuluş
  • Kurtuluş (Horsunlu)
  • Merkez Beşeylül
  • Musakolu
  • Mustafapaşa
  • Ören
  • Ovacık
  • Pamucak
  • Pamukören
  • Sarıcaova
  • Taşoluk
  • Yakuppaşa
  • Yamalak
  • Yaylalı
  • Yeni
  • Yeşildere
  • Yöre
  • Yukarıyakacık
  • Transportation[edit]

    There are regular buses from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Nazilli and Denizli (70 km to the west). The town is also on the İzmirDenizli railway line and there is a daily train service.

    History[edit]

    A few km southeast of Kuyucak lie the ruins of Antioch on the Maeander, an ancient Byzantine city. Independence day is celebrated on 5 September, the date that Kuyucak was liberated at the end of the Turkish War of Independence.

    Kuyucak in popular culture[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  • ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  • ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  • ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  • External links[edit]

    Kuyucak in Aydın ProvinceofTurkey

    Districts

  • Buharkent
  • Çine
  • Didim
  • Efeler
  • Germencik
  • İncirliova
  • Karacasu
  • Karpuzlu
  • Koçarlı
  • Köşk
  • Kuşadası
  • Kuyucak
  • Nazilli
  • Söke
  • Sultanhisar
  • Yenipazar


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    Neighbourhoods of Kuyucak District

  • Aydınoğlu
  • Azizabat
  • Başaran
  • Belenova
  • Beşeylül
  • Bucakköy
  • Çamdibi
  • Çobanisa
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Dereköy
  • Fatih
  • Gencelli
  • Gencellidere
  • Horsunlu
  • İğdecik
  • Karapınar
  • Kayran
  • Kurtuluş
  • Kurtuluş (Horsunlu)
  • Merkez Beşeylül
  • Musakolu
  • Mustafapaşa
  • Ören
  • Ovacık
  • Pamucak
  • Pamukören
  • Sarıcaova
  • Taşoluk
  • Yakuppaşa
  • Yamalak
  • Yaylalı
  • Yeni
  • Yeşildere
  • Yöre
  • Yukarıyakacık

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