Çorlu

Çorlu
District and municipality
Emlak Konutları towerblocks – a prominent site of the city
Map showing Çorlu District in Tekirdağ Province
Çorlu
Location in Turkey
Çorlu
Çorlu (Marmara)
Coordinates: 41°09′N 27°48′E / 41.150°N 27.800°E / 41.150; 27.800
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTekirdağ
Government
 • MayorAhmet Sarıkurt[1] (CHP)
Area
531 km2 (205 sq mi)
Elevation193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2024)[3]
300,296
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0282
Websitewww.corlu.bel.tr

Çorlu (Turkish: [ˈtʃoɾɫu] ) is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, northwestern Turkey.[4] Its area is 531 km2,[5] and its population is 300,296 (2024).[3] It is a rapidly growing industrial center built on flatland located on the motorway Otoyol 3 and off the highway D.100 between Istanbul and Turkey's border with Greece and Bulgaria. The nearest airport is Tekirdağ Çorlu Atatürk Airport (TEQ).

  1. ^ "Başkanımız Ahmet SARIKURT".
  2. ^ "İlçemiz".
  3. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.