Menteşe | |
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District and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 37°13′5″N 28°21′54″E / 37.21806°N 28.36500°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Muğla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bahattin Gümüş ( CHP) |
Area | 1,659 km2 (641 sq mi) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 120,627 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0252 |
Website |
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Menteşe is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 1,659 km2, [3] and its population is 120,627 (2022). [1] It covers the city of Muğla and the surrounding countryside.
The district and municipality Menteşe was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from the former central district of Muğla. [4] [5] Menteşe was the name of a 14th-century beylik in and around Muğla Province.
There are 65 neighbourhoods in Menteşe District: [6]