Lalapaşa

Lalapaşa (Greek: Δρογγύλιο[4]) is a town and district of Edirne Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is İsmail Arslan (AKP). As of 2014, the town has a population of 1612, while the total population of the district is 7077.[5]

For the village in Azerbaijan, see Lələpaşa.
Lalapaşa
Lalapaşa
Lalapaşa
Coordinates: 41°50′00″N 26°44′00″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceEdirne
Government
 • Mayorİsmail Arslan (AKP)
 • KaymakamFaysal Yılmaz[1]
Area
[2]
 • District462.81 km2 (178.69 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Urban
1,525
 • District
7,279
 • District density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Post code
22970
The park and the mosque at the center of Lalapaşa.

History

Lalapaşa was conquered by Lala Şahin Pasha in 1361. The town was named after him. Until the Balkan Wars, the town was known as Paşaköy (translated: Pashatown).

Geography

The district is located 22 kilometers from Edirne and around 260 kilometers from Istanbul. The district borders Bulgaria to the north and west, the Edirne district to the south-west, Süloğlu to the south-east and the Kırklareli province to the north-east.

References
  1. "T.C. Lalapaşa Kaymakamlığı".
  2. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. "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.
  4. "13. Η ΘΡΑΚΗ ΕΠΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ". Θρακική Εστία Θεσσαλονίκης (in Greek). 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  5. "İlçelere göre il/ilçe merkezi ve belde/köy nüfusu - 2014". www.webcitation.org.
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