Selendi

Selendi
District and municipality
Map showing Selendi District in Manisa Province
Map showing Selendi District in Manisa Province
Selendi is located in Turkey
Selendi
Selendi
Location in Turkey
Selendi is located in Turkey Aegean
Selendi
Selendi
Selendi (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 38°44′40″N 28°52′04″E / 38.74444°N 28.86778°E / 38.74444; 28.86778
CountryTurkey
ProvinceManisa
Government
 • MayorMurat Daban (YRP)
Area
726 km2 (280 sq mi)
Elevation
431 m (1,414 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
19,203
 • Density26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
45970
Area code0236
Websitewww.selendi.bel.tr

Selendi is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 726 km2,[3] and its population is 19,203 (2022).[1] The town lies at an elevation of 431 m (1,414 ft).

It is the site of the ancient town Silandus, which was located on a tributary of the Hermos River.[4]

Composition

There are 57 neighbourhoods in Selendi District:[5]

  • Akçakertil
  • Altınköy
  • Aşağıtefen
  • Avlaşa
  • Bekirağalar
  • Beypınar
  • Çalıklı
  • Çamköy
  • Çamlıca
  • Çampınar
  • Çamyayla
  • Çanşa
  • Çıkrıkçı
  • Çinan
  • Çortak
  • Dedeler
  • Dumanlar
  • Eskicami
  • Eskin
  • Fatih
  • Gölbaşı
  • Hacıhaliller
  • Hacılar
  • Halılar
  • Havaoğlu
  • İnnice
  • Kabaklar
  • Karabeyler
  • Karakozan
  • Karaselendi
  • Karataşterziler
  • Karşıova
  • Kayranlar
  • Kazıklı
  • Kınık
  • Kürkçü
  • Kurşunlu
  • Kurtuluş
  • Mıdıklı
  • Mollaahmetler
  • Omurlar
  • Pınarlar
  • Rahmanlar
  • Şehirlioğlu
  • Selmanhacılar
  • Şerefiye
  • Tavak
  • Tepeeynihan
  • Turpçu
  • Yağcı
  • Yenicami
  • Yenice
  • Yeşil Mahalle
  • Yıldız
  • Yukarıtefen
  • Zafer
  • Zıramanlar

Ecclesiastical history

The diocese of Silandus was a suffragan of the diocese of Sardis. Suppressed under Muslim rule, it was revived as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in 1900.

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ W. M. Ramsay (24 June 2010). The Historical Geography of Asia Minor. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-108-01453-3.
  5. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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