Kızılpınar, Çerkezköy

Kızılpınar
Former town
Hürriyet Street (2009)
Hürriyet Street (2009)
Kızılpınar is located in Turkey
Kızılpınar
Kızılpınar
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°16′N 27°58′E / 41.267°N 27.967°E / 41.267; 27.967
Country Turkey
RegionMarmara
ProvinceTekirdağ
DistrictÇerkezköy
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
54,268
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
59500
Area code0282
Aerial view of Çerkezköy District's industrial area between the towns of Kapaklı (upper left), Karaağaç (lower left), Çerkezköy (right), and Kızılpınar (lower right)

Kızılpınar is a former town in Çerkezköy district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[1][2] It is subdivided into three mahalle: Atatürk, Gültepe and Namık Kemal.[3] It lies directly to the southwest Çerkezköy. Distance to Tekirdağ is about 55 kilometres (34 mi). The population of Kızılpınar is 54,268 (2022).[4] The town was founded by Muslim refugees from Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). According to Mayor's page, some members of Malkoçoğlu Family of the Ottoman Empire were among these refugees.

References

  1. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  3. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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