Acarlar, İncirliova

Neighbourhood in İncirliova, Aydın, Turkey

37°49′28″N 27°44′48″E / 37.82444°N 27.74667°E / 37.82444; 27.74667CountryTurkeyProvinceAydınDistrictİncirliovaElevation

30 m (100 ft)Population

(2022)

12,297Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

09610

Acarlar is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İncirliova, Aydın Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 12,297 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4] It is situated to the south of İncirliova and Turkish state highway D.550. The distance to İncirliova is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to Aydın is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi).

According to the mayor's page, the settlement was founded by a group of people who named themselves as "Abdals" from Adana (although an alternative theory claims that these people were refugees from Russia after a Russo-Turkish War). In 1930s, the settlement was named by the governor of the province. In 1972, it was declared a seat of township.^[5]

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
^ Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine