Çeştepe
| Çeştepe (Çerkezköy) | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Çeştepe Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′N 27°51′E / 37.833°N 27.850°ECoordinates: 37°50′N 27°51′E / 37.833°N 27.850°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey |
| Province | Aydın Province |
| District | Aydın central district |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 5,552 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 09090 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| Licence plate | 09 |
Çeştepe is a town in the central district of Aydın Province, Turkey. At 37°50′N 27°51′E / 37.833°N 27.850°E it is almost merged to Aydın city center. The population of the town was 5552[1] as of 2012. According to the mayor's webpage, the town was founded by Circassian refugees from the Balkans and the Caucasus during the last years of the Ottoman Empire.[2] Çeştepe was declared a seat of township in 1992.
References
- ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Mayor's page (Turkish)
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