Selendi

District and municipality in Manisa, Turkey
38°44′40″N 28°52′04″E / 38.74444°N 28.86778°E / 38.74444; 28.86778CountryTurkeyProvinceManisaGovernment
 • MayorNurullah Savaş (MHP)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 code0236Websitewww.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.

External links

  • District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
  • Road map of Selendi and environs
  • Various images of Selendi, Manisa
  • Communication portal of Selendi (in Turkish)
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