Sincan is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 880 km2,[3] and its population is 572,609 (2022).[1] It is a large town 27 km from the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 789 m (2,589 ft).[4] Sincan has friendly relations with the municipality of Doboj Jug from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sincan | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
 Wonderland Ankara (Harikalar Diyarı), an amusement park in Sincan | |
 Map showing Sincan District in Ankara Province | |
  Sincan Location in Turkey  Sincan Sincan (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 32°34′36″E / 39.95944°N 32.57667°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ankara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Murat Ercan (AKP) |
| Area | 880 km2 (340 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 789 m (2,589 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 572,609 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 06930 |
| Area code | 0312 |
| Website | www |
Sincan District hosts ASO 1. Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, the biggest Organized Industrial Zone in Ankara, operated by Ankara Chamber of Industry.[5]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 413,030 | — |
| 2012 | 479,454 | +3.03% |
| 2017 | 524,222 | +1.80% |
| 2022 | 572,609 | +1.78% |
| Source: TÜIK (2007-2022)[1] | ||
Geography
editSincan stands on a plain surrounded by hills and watered by the Ankara River, a tributary of the Sakarya River. There is some agriculture and light industry in Sincan, but the majority of people commute to Ankara by rail.
The symbol of the municipality is the tulip. The central square is called Lale Meydanı (Turkish for "tulip square"), and every year a tulip festival is held where plastic tulips are handed out in the streets.
Composition
editThere are 57 neighbourhoods in Sincan District:[6]
- 29 Ekim
- Adalet
- Ahi Evran
- Akçaören
- Akşemsettin
- Alagöz
- Alcı
- Anayurt
- Andiçen
- Atatürk
- Bacı
- Beyobası
- Çiçektepe
- Çoğlu
- Çokören
- Cumhuriyet
- Erkeksu
- Ertuğrulgazi
- Esenler
- Fatih
- Fevzi Çakmak
- Gazi
- Gazi Osmanpaşa
- Girmeç
- Gökçek
- Hisarlıkaya
- Hürriyet
- İlyakut
- İncirlik
- İstasyon
- İstiklal
- Kesiktaş
- Malazgirt
- Malıköy
- Maraşal Çakmak
- Menderes
- Mevlana
- Mülk
- Mustafa Kemal
- Osmaniye
- Osmanlı
- Pınarbaşı
- Plevne
- Polatlar
- Saraycık
- Selçuklu
- Tandoğan
- Tatlar
- Törekent
- Türkobası
- Ücret
- Ulubatlı Hasan
- Yeniçimşit
- Yenihisar
- Yenikayı
- Yenipeçenek
- Yunus Emre
History
editEven prior to the period of the Ottoman Empire, a village stood in this location, which subsequently grew to when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk commissioned a housing project here for Turkish refugees from Bulgaria. The battle saw fighting during the Battle of the Sakarya in the Turkish War of Independence. This was the furthest spot in Anatolia in which the Greek Army had advanced to.
Well-known residents
edit- Şafak Sezer, actor and comedian[citation needed]
- Sinan Şamil Sam, professional boxer[citation needed]
- Oğuz Yılmaz, folk musician
References
edit- ^ a b c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Sincan, Turkey". Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "AOSB Ankara Chamber of Industry 1.Organized Industrial Zone". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links
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- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- Municipality of Sincan, Turkey. "General information on Sincan, Ankara" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-03-23.
- Local news website (in Turkish)
