Sarıgöl

Sarıgöl
District
Location of Sarıgöl within Turkey.
Sarıgöl Location of Sarıgöl
Coordinates: 38°14′N 28°42′E / 38.233°N 28.700°E / 38.233; 28.700
Country	Turkey
Region	Aegean
Province	Manisa
Area^[1]
• District	356.99 km² (137.83 sq mi)
Elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Population (2012)^[2]
• Urban	13,785
• District	36,179
• District density	100/km² (260/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	45xxx
Area code(s)	236
Licence plate	45
Website	www.sarigol.bel.tr

Sarıgöl is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 35,621 of which 12,043 live in the town of Sarıgöl.^[3] The district covers an area of 357 km² (138 sq mi),^[4] and the town lies at an elevation of 194 m (636 ft).

History

Sarıgöl is a small town located between the provinces of Denizli and Manisa. According to some historians, it has been an important city throughout history. There was an ancient city called Callatebus (Kallatebos) in the vicinity of today's Sarıgöl. The city of Kallatebos (Calletebus) was mentioned by Herodotus in his 7th book's 31st district. The city was between Philadelphia (Alaşehir) and Hierapolis (Pamukkale).

Notes

↑ "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.
↑ Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
↑ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Sarıgöl, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2009-04-11.

External links

District governor's official website (Turkish)
District municipality's official website (Turkish)
Road map of Sarıgöl and environs
Various images of Sarıgöl

Sarıgöl in Manisa Province of Turkey

Districts

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.

Coordinates: 38°14′25″N 28°41′56″E / 38.24028°N 28.69889°E / 38.24028; 28.69889

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