Eşme

Eşme
Eşme
District
	Eşme Train Station
	Eşme
	Coordinates: 38°24′N 28°58′E / 38.400°N 28.967°ECoordinates: 38°24′N 28°58′E / 38.400°N 28.967°E
Country	Turkey
Region	Aegean
Province	Uşak
Municipalities	2
Government
• Mayor	Ahmet Yıldırım (CHP)
Area
• District	1,361.91 km2 (525.84 sq mi)
Elevation	783 m (2,569 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	14,229
• District	36,073
• District density	26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Licence plate	64
Climate	Csa
Website	Municipality of Eşme - Prefecture of Eşme

Eşme is a town and district of Uşak Province in the inner Aegean Region of Turkey. Apart from the central town of Eşme, the district counts three townships with own municipality, namely Yeleğen, Ahmetler and Güllü.

The principal economic activities include tobacco farming, stockbreeding, kilim weaving and trading.

History[]

From 1867 to 1922, Eşme was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

References[]

^ "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.

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Eşme, Turkey". Retrieved 2008-10-29.

External links[]

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[population-2] "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.

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