Gökçeada (district)

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Gökçeada
Gökçeada
Coordinates: 40°09′39″N 25°50′40″E / 40.16083°N 25.84444°E / 40.16083; 25.84444Coordinates: 40°09′39″N 25°50′40″E / 40.16083°N 25.84444°E / 40.16083; 25.84444
Country Turkey
Province Çanakkale
Government
 • Mayor Yücel Atalay (AKP)
 • Kaymakam Kemalettin Sakin
Area[1]
 • District 286.71 km2 (110.70 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 5,943
 • District 8,288
 • District Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Post code 17760
Website www.gokceada.bel.tr

Gökçeada is a rural district of the Çanakkale Province of Turkey. Its population is about 7,074 where 4,885 live in the center.[3] The district consists of the island of Gökçeada, the largest island in Turkey. The mayor is Yücel Atalay (AKP).

Gallery

  • Gökçeada 1967

  • Zeytinli köyü

  • Zeytinli köyü

  • Three Royal Navy midshipmen, George Drewry, Wilfred Malleson and Greg Russell, having a picnic on Imbros during the Battle of Gallipoli

  • Armed students of "İmroz İlköğretmen Okulu/Imbros Education High School", 03.12.1967

References

  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
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