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Çamlıdere
Çamlıdere
District and municipality
	Map showing Çamlıdere District in Ankara Province
	Çamlıdere Location in Turkey Çamlıdere Çamlıdere (Turkey Central Anatolia)
	Coordinates: 40°29′25″N 32°28′43″E / 40.49028°N 32.47861°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Ankara
Government
• Mayor	Adem Ceylan (Ind.)
Area	782 km2 (302 sq mi)
Elevation	1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Population (2022)	8,100
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	06740
Area code	0312
Website	www.camlidere.bel.tr

Çamlıdere is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 782 km²,^[3] and its population is 8,100 (2022).^[1] It is 108 km north-west of the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 1,240 m (4,068 ft).

Çamlıdere was settled by the Seljuk Turks and there are a number of Seljuk period buildings in the area.

Many fossils and a petrified forest have been found in the area.

Demographics

The district of Çamlıdere experienced a rapid depopulation, especially in rural villages, like many other rural and remote areas in Central Anatolia.

Historical population^[4]
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	19,596	—
1980	18,521	−0.38%
1990	19,365	+0.45%
2000	15,339	−2.30%
2007	9,329	−6.86%
2012	6,739	−6.30%
2017	7,389	+1.86%
2022	8,100	+1.85%
Source: TÜIK (2007-2022)^[1]

Composition

There are 48 neighbourhoods in Çamlıdere District:^[5]

Çamlıdere today

This is an attractive woodland district with lakes, meadows, a deer park, a scout camp and many other places for camping, walking and picnics. In summertime Çamlıdere is busy with day-trippers from Ankara and there is a growing number of guest-houses for weekenders coming to enjoy the fresh air and open skies. The people in this rural area are typically conservative and religious in outlook.

The summer festival in July features oil-wrestling, music, dance, circumcisions of boys, and pilgrimage to the tomb of Sheikh Ali Semerkandi.

Places of interest

The country house of former president İsmet İnönü.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 26 June 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.
^ Turkish Statistical Institute
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.