Kapaklı

Kapaklı (Greek: Κουπέριον) is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 182 km2,[3] and its population is 137,514 (2022).[1] The district and municipality Kapaklı was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from part of the district of Çerkezköy, including the former municipalities Kapaklı and Karaağaç.[4][5]

For other uses, see Kapaklı (disambiguation).
Kapaklı
District and municipality
Map showing Kapaklı District in Tekirdağ Province
Map showing Kapaklı District in Tekirdağ Province
Kapaklı is located in Turkey
Kapaklı
Kapaklı
Location in Turkey
Kapaklı is located in Marmara
Kapaklı
Kapaklı
Kapaklı (Marmara)
Coordinates: 41°20′N 27°58′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTekirdağ
Government
 • MayorMustafa Çetin (AKP)
Area
182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
137,514
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
59510
Area code0282
Websitewww.kapakli.bel.tr

It is situated in the plains of Eastern Thrace. The distance to Çerkezköy is merely 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and to Tekirdağ is 60 kilometres (37 mi). The town is quite populated because of its vicinity to industrial sites and Istanbul.

Composition

There are 21 neighbourhoods in Kapaklı District:[6]

  • 19 Mayıs
  • Adnan Menderes
  • Atatürk
  • Bahçeağıl
  • Bahçelievler
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Fatih
  • İnönü
  • İsmetpaşa
  • Karaağaç
  • Karlı
  • Kazım Karabekir
  • Mevlana
  • Mimar Sinan
  • Ömer Halisdemir
  • Pınarca
  • Uzunhacı
  • Vatan
  • Yanıkağıl
  • Yıldızkent
  • Yunus Emre

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 78. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  6. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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