Lalapaşa

Lalapaşa
Lalapaşa
	Lalapaşa Show map of TurkeyShow map of MarmaraShow all
	Coordinates: 41°50′00″N 26°44′00″E / 41.83333°N 26.73333°ECoordinates: 41°50′00″N 26°44′00″E / 41.83333°N 26.73333°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Edirne
Government
• Mayor	İsmail Arslan (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Faysal Yılmaz
Area
• District	462.81 km2 (178.69 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	1,525
• District	7,279
• District density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Post code	22970

The park and the mosque at the center of Lalapaşa.

Lalapaşa (Greek: Δρογγύλιο^[4]) is a town and district of Edirne Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is İsmail Arslan (AKP). As of 2014, the town has a population of 1612, while the total population of the district is 7077.^[5]

History[]

Lalapaşa was conquered by Lala Şahin Pasha in 1361. The town was named after him. Until the Balkan Wars, the town was known as Paşaköy (translated: Pashatown).

Geography[]

The district is located 22 kilometers from Edirne and around 260 kilometers from Istanbul. The district borders Bulgaria to the north and west, the Edirne district to the south-west, Süloğlu to the south-east and the Kırklareli province to the north-east.

References[]

^ "T.C. Lalapaşa Kaymakamlığı".
^ "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.
^ "13. Η ΘΡΑΚΗ ΕΠΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ". Θρακική Εστία Θεσσαλονίκης (in Greek). 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
^ "İlçelere göre il/ilçe merkezi ve belde/köy nüfusu - 2014". www.webcitation.org.

External links[]

District municipality's official website (in Turkish)

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[1] "T.C. Lalapaşa Kaymakamlığı".

[distr-area-2] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[population-3] "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.

[4] "13. Η ΘΡΑΚΗ ΕΠΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ". Θρακική Εστία Θεσσαλονίκης (in Greek). 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2021-12-29.

[5] "İlçelere göre il/ilçe merkezi ve belde/köy nüfusu - 2014". www.webcitation.org.

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Lalapaşa
Lalapaşa Lalapaşa Show map of TurkeyShow map of MarmaraShow all
Coordinates: 41°50′00″N 26°44′00″E / 41.83333°N 26.73333°E / 41.83333; 26.73333Coordinates: 41°50′00″N 26°44′00″E / 41.83333°N 26.73333°E / 41.83333; 26.73333
Country	Turkey
Province	Edirne
Government
• Mayor	İsmail Arslan (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Faysal Yılmaz^[1]
Area ^[2]
• District	462.81 km² (178.69 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population (2012)^[3]
• Urban	1,525
• District	7,279
• District density	16/km² (41/sq mi)
Post code	22970