Tepebaşı, Eskişehir

Tepebaşı
District
Municipality building
Tepebaşı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°47′N 30°29′E / 39.783°N 30.483°E / 39.783; 30.483Coordinates: 39°47′N 30°29′E / 39.783°N 30.483°E / 39.783; 30.483
Country	Turkey
Province	Eskişehir Province
Government
• Body	İlçe (district)
Population (2012)[1]
• Urban	298,894
• District	305,632
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	26xxx
Area code(s)	0222
Licence plate	26

Tepebaşı is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Eskişehir, Turkey. Eskişehir is one of 16 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. In Eskişehir there are two second-level municipalities in addition of Greater Eskişehir (Turkish: büyükşehir) municipality.

Geography

Tepebaşı at 39°47′N 30°29′E / 39.783°N 30.483°E / 39.783; 30.483 is a part of Greater Eskişehir. It lies to the north of Porsuk River which flows through the center of Eskişehir. The population of Tepebaşı was 298,894 which is 44% of the population of Greater Eskişehir.^[2] The total population of the district (which includes the rural area) was 296,704 ^[2] as of 2012.

History

Up to 1993 Tepebaşı was a part of Eskişehir municipality. In 1993, the municipality of Tepebaşı was established within Eskişehir metropolitan center. In 2008 district of Tepebaşı governorate was also established.

Living

Anadolu University, is the core of cultural activities. According to one survey, 31% of the urban residents are university graduates. Both Eskişehir Central Station and Eskişehir intercity bus terminal as well as the airbase are in Tepebaşı. There are also shopping centers and museums.^[3] In addition to education, the accommodation, health, entertainment and congress tourism are among the service sectors of the economy.^[4] Main industry around Tepebaşı include a locomotive factory (Tülomsaş) and a sugar refinery.^[3]

Rural area

There are 42 villages and one town in the rural area of Tepebaşı. The total population of the district is (urban and rural) 305,632 ^[2]

Tepebaşı, Eskişehir in Eskişehir Province of Turkey Districts Alpu Beylikova Çifteler Günyüzü Han İnönü Mahmudiye Mihalgazi Mihalıççık Odunpazarı Sarıcakaya Seyitgazi Sivrihisar Tepebaşı List of Provinces by Region Istanbul Istanbul West Marmara Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ Aegean Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak East Marmara Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova West Anatolia Ankara Karaman Konya Mediterranean Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye Central Anatolia Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat West Black Sea Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak East Black Sea Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon Northeast Anatolia Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars Central East Anatolia Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van Southeast Anatolia Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

References

1. ↑ "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. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Statistical Institute
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Governor's page (Turkish)
4. ↑ Cumhuriyet Gazetesi Eskişehir eki (21.5.2011) p. 12