Marmaracık

Marmaracık is a town in Tekirdağ Province of Turkey. It is planned that Marmaracık will be the capital of Ergene district in 2014.

Marmaracık
Town
Marmaracık is located in Turkey
Marmaracık
Marmaracık
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°12′N 27°45′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceTekirdağ Province
DistrictÇorlu
Elevation
155 m (510 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,182
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
59950
Area code0282
Licence plate59

Geography

Marmaracık is a town in Çorlu district of Tekirdağ Province. It is situated in Rumeli (Thrace, ) section of Turkey. It is on the Turkish state highway D.100 which connects İstanbul to Edirne and Bulgarian border. The distance to Çorlu is only 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and to Tekirdağ is 36 kilometres (22 mi) . The population of Marmaracık is 6182[1] as of 2011.

History

The population of the town is composed of Türkmen people which were settled in Dobrudja of Romania by the Ottoman Empire government during the early years of the empire. In 1920s, most of these people returned to Turkey and a part of them were settled in Marmaracık. In 1999 the settlement was declared a seat of township.[2]

Economy

Wheat and sunflower are the two main agricultural crops. Marmaracık is situated in a flourishing industrial area and there are industrial facilities and depo's around.

References
  1. Statistical Institute Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
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