İpsala
İpsala | |
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Country | Turkey |
Province | Edirne |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehmet Karagöz (CHP) |
• Kaymakam | Mehmet Ali Gürbüz |
Area | |
• District | 653.23 km2 (252.21 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 8,802 |
• District | 29,770 |
• District density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Website | www.ipsala.bel.tr |
İpsala (Ancient greek: Cypsèle, Κυψέλη) is a town and district of Edirne Province in northwestern Turkey. It is the location of one of the main border checkpoints between Greece and Turkey. The Greek town opposite İpsala is Kipoi. The population is 8,332 (the city) and 30,112 (whole district).
The state road D.110 (European route Template:European route E) connects the border checkpoint İpsala with Tekirdağ at the coast of Marmara Sea.
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "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.