Sincan, Ankara

Sincan
Sincan
District
	Wonderland Ankara (Harikalar Diyarı), an amusement park in Sincan
	Location of Sincan, Ankara within Turkey.
	Sincan Location of Sincan, Ankara within Turkey.
	Coordinates: 39°58′N 32°35′E / 39.967°N 32.583°E
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Province	Ankara
Government
• Governor	Salim Demir
• Mayor	Mustafa Tuna (AKP)
Area
• District	344.26 km2 (132.92 sq mi)
Elevation	855 m (2,805 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	479,454
• District	479,454
• District density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	06930
Area code(s)	0312
Licence plate	06
Website	www.sincan.gov.tr

Sincan is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a large town 27 km from the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, the population of Sincan is 456,420^[3] The district covers an area of 344 km² (133 sq mi),^[4] and the average elevation is 855 m (2,805 ft). Sincan has friendly relations with the municipality of Doboj Jug from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sincan District hosts , the biggest Organized Industrial Zone in Ankara, operated by Ankara Chamber of Industry.^[5]

Demographics[]

Historical population^[6]
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	413,030	—
2008	434,064	+5.09%
2009	445,330	+2.60%
2010	456,420	+2.49%
2011	468,129	+2.57%
2012	479,454	+2.42%
2013	484,694	+1.09%
2014	497,516	+2.65%
2015	506,950	+1.90%
2016	517,316	+2.04%

Geography[]

Sincan stands on a plain surrounded by hills and watered by the Ankara River, a tributary of the Sakarya River. There is some agriculture and light industry in Sincan, but the majority of people commute to Ankara by rail.

The symbol of the municipality is the tulip. The central square is called Lale Meydanı (Turkish for "tulip square"), and every year a tulip festival is held where plastic tulips are handed out in the streets.

History[]

Even prior to the period of the Ottoman Empire, a village stood in this location, which subsequently grew to when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk commissioned a housing project here for Turkish refugees from Romania and Bulgaria.

Well-known residents[]

Şafak Sezer, actor and comedian
Sinan Şamil Sam, professional boxer
, poet
Oğuz Yılmaz, folk musician

Notes[]

^ "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.
^ Statistical Institute ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-06-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Turkish Statistical Institute

References[]

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Sincan, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
Municipality of Sincan, Turkey. "General information on Sincan, Ankara" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-03-31.