Sultanbeyli
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| Sultanbeyli | |
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Location of Sultanbeyli in Istanbul |
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| Location of Sultanbeyli in Istanbul | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′00″N 28°59′00″E / 41.18333°N 28.98333°ECoordinates: 41°11′00″N 28°59′00″E / 41.18333°N 28.98333°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hüseyin Keskin (AKP) |
| • Governor | Mehmet Ceylan |
| Area[1] | |
| • District | 23.61 km2 (9.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • District | 302,388 |
| • District density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | 0-216 |
| Website | www |
Sultanbeyli (pronounced [sulˈtanbejli]) is a working class suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side, inland from Kartal and Pendik. It has a population of 298,143 as of 2011, more than triple the 1990 figure of 82,298. The mayor is Hüseyin Keskin of the AKP.
History[edit]
Until recently Sultanbeyli was farmland. During the 1940s and 1950s large land holdings of the Ottoman period were parcelized for the settlement Turkishs migrants from Bulgaria. A village was built in the 1950s on one of the main highways connecting Istanbul to hinterland.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
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