Acarlar | |
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  Acarlar Location in Turkey  Acarlar Acarlar (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′28″N 27°44′48″E / 37.82444°N 27.74667°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Aydın |
| District | İncirliova |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 12,297 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
| Postal code | 09610 |
| Area code | 0256 |
Acarlar is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İncirliova, Aydın Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 12,297 (2022). [2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ( belde). [3] [4] It is situated to the south of İncirliova and Turkish state highway D.550. The distance to İncirliova is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to Aydın is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi).
According to the mayor's page, the settlement was founded by a group of people who named themselves as "Abdals" from Adana (although an alternative theory claims that these people were refugees from Russia after a Russo-Turkish War). In 1930s, the settlement was named by the governor of the province. In 1972, it was declared a seat of township. [5]
References
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
- ^ Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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