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Çubuk

Coordinates: 40°14′19″N 33°01′59″E / 40.23861°N 33.03306°E / 40.23861; 33.03306
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Çubuk
District
Location of Çubuk, Ankara within Turkey.
Location of Çubuk, Ankara within Turkey.
Çubuk is located in Turkey
Çubuk
Çubuk
Coordinates: 40°14′N 33°02′E / 40.233°N 33.033°E / 40.233; 33.033
Country Turkey
RegionCentral Anatolia
ProvinceAnkara
Government
 • GovernorCemal Şahin
 • MayorLokman Özden (AKP)
Area
 • District1,361.60 km2 (525.72 sq mi)
Elevation
1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population
 ( 2012) [2]
 • Urban
77,958
 • District
82,614
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
06xxx
Area code0312
Licence plate06
Websitecubuk.gov.tr

Çubuk is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, outside the city of Ankara. Çubuk is the flat plain 38 km north of the city where Ankara airport is located. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 81,747 of which 76,716 live in the town of Çubuk.[3] The district covers an area of 1,362 km2 (526 sq mi),[4] and the average elevation is 1,100 m (3,609 ft).

History

There has long been a Turkish presence in this area. The area was settled by Seljuk Turks in the 14th century and in 1402 the Battle of Ankara was fought here between the Ottoman Empire and Timur.

Today the district is farmland irrigated from the Çubuk reservoir and famous for its pickled cucumbers and its cherries. Cubuk is a sister city of Sabinov, Slovakia.

Demographics

Historical population[5]
YearPop.±% p.a.
200783,826—    
200880,123−4.42%
200981,270+1.43%
201081,747+0.59%
201182,156+0.50%
201282,614+0.56%
201383,449+1.01%
201484,636+1.42%
201586,055+1.68%
201687,603+1.80%
201790,063+2.81%

Villages

Places of interest

  • Karagöl rocks, picnic area

Notes

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ^ Statistical Institute[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  5. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute

References

40°14′19″N 33°01′59″E / 40.23861°N 33.03306°E / 40.23861; 33.03306