Mustafakemalpaşa

Mustafakemalpaşa is a town and district in Bursa Province, in the Marmara region of Turkey.

Mustafakemalpaşa
Street in Mustafakemalpaşa
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Coordinates: 40°02′07″N 28°24′42″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Bursa
Government
• Mayor	Sadi Kurtulan (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Kazım Karabulut
Area [1]
• District	1,761.74 km^2 (680.21 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Urban	55,954
• District	99,994
• District density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Website	www.mustafakemalpasa-bld.gov.tr

The Mustafakemalpaşa River (Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı) flows through it.

History

The ancient Greek name of the county was Kremaste (Κρεμαστή in Ancient greek, Kirmasti in modern Turkish), under the Kingdom of Bithynia. Around 300AD the town became important when it became a Christian diocese. In 1336 the town was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire. It was devastated in 1920 during the Greco-Turkish war. After the War of Independence, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the town council decided to rename the city Mustafakemalpaşa in his honor. The town currently has 56,727 residents.

Sister Towns

• Sciacca
• Lipkovo
• Mostar
• Kamenicë
• Copceac

See also

• Yalıntaş, a town in Mustafakemalpaşa
• List of long place names

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. "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.