Yeniceköy | |
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Coordinates: 40°05′18″N 29°25′16″E / 40.08833°N 29.42111°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Bursa |
District | İnegöl |
Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
Population (2022) | 15,287 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 16400 |
Area code | 0224 |
Yeniceköy (formerly: Yenice) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İnegöl, Bursa Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 15,287 (2022). [2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ( belde). [3] [4] It is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of İnegöl and 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Bursa.
Although no document exists about the history of the settlement, the ruins of a historical hamam suggest that the history of the town goes back to 15th century. There was a sizeable Armenian population in the past. [5] In the early years of the 20th century migrants from Bulgaria, Greece and Georgia settled in Yeniceköy. [6] In 1956 the settlement was declared a seat of township. Most of the town residents work in the factories around Yeniceköy and İnegöl.