Selçuklu

Selçuklu is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Selçuklu is one of the central districts of Konya along with the districts of Karatay and Meram. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 348,329 of which 327,627 live in the urban center of Selçuklu.[3]

Selçuklu
District
Ince Minaret, Selçuklu, Konya
Location of Selçuklu within Konya Province
Selçuklu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°55′40″N 32°28′40″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceKonya
Government
 • MayorAhmet Pekyatırmacı (AKP)
Area
 • District1,836.31 km2 (709.00 sq mi)
Elevation
1,016 m (3,333 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
540,119
 • District
552,110
 • District density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
42xxx
Area code(s)0332
Licence plate42
Websitewww.selcuklu.bel.tr

The Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden, opened in 2015, is a major tourist attraction.[4]

Notes
  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.
  3. Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  4. "Başbakan Ahmet Davutoğlu Tropikal Kelebek Bahçesi'ni açtı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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