District and municipality in Hatay, Turkey
Kumlu is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 193 km2,[3] and its population is 13,333 (2022).[1] It lies in the Amik Valley plain, on the road between Antakya and Reyhanlı.
History
Kumlu is known for the mineral baths of "Hamamat"[citation needed]. Kumlu was founded in 1968 by Aziz Tavım.[citation needed]
Geography
To the west and north of Kumlu is Kırıkhan; to the east is Syria; and to the south is Reyhanlı. The general landscape of Kumlu is very flat. The Amik Plain includes tiny plateaus. Kumlu is situated at a height of 97 meters (318 feet). At the centre of Kumlu is a flat area in the Amik Plain.[4]
Composition
There are 16 neighbourhoods in Kumlu District:[5]
- Akkerpiç
- Akkuyu
- Akpınar
- Aktaş
- Batıayrancı
- Cumhuriyet
- Doğuayrancı
- Fevziçakmak
- Gökçeoğlu
- Gülova
- Hamam
- Hatayhamamı
- Kaletepe
- Kelli
- Kırcaoğlu
- Muharrem
Population
References
- ^ a b c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Kumlu Republic Geographical Data". Kumlu Directorate of Meteorology.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.