Tatkavaklı

Tatkavaklı (former Kavaklı) is a town in Bursa Province, Turkey.

Tatkavaklı
(Kavaklı)
Town
Tatkavaklı is located in Turkey
Tatkavaklı
Tatkavaklı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°02′N 28°22′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceBursa Province
DistrictMustafakemalpaşa
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total3,550
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
16550
Area code0224
Licence plate16

Geography

Tatkavaklı is in Mustafakemalpaşa district of Bursa Province. It is on Turkish state road D.573 which connects Bursa to İzmir. Its distance to Mustafakemalpaşa is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and to Bursa is 89 kilometres (55 mi). The population of the town was 3550[1] as of 2012.

History

The settlement was founded by a group of families migrated from Kangal (Sivas Province, east of Central Anatolia) in the early 16th century. The first building of the settlement was a mosque commissioned by Sipahi Kapucu a tımarlı sipahi (fief holder) of the Ottoman Empire in 1505. The earlier name of the settlement was Kavaklı ("with poplar") . But in 1973 when the settlement was declared a seat of township, the prefix Tat was added referring to a factory around.[2]

Economy

The economy of the town depends on agriculture. There is a tomato paste factory and a dairy products factory around the town.

References
  1. Statistical Institute
  2. Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today
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