Gülpınar, Ayvacık
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  Gülpınar Location in Turkey  Gülpınar Gülpınar (Marmara) | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′56″N 26°07′11″E / 39.53222°N 26.11972°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Çanakkale |
| District | Ayvacık |
| Population (2022) | 1,232 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Gülpınar is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,232 (2022).[2]
The ruins of the ancient town of Hamaxitus with its Apollon Smintheion Sanctuary are within the village borders.
History
[edit]The name of the village is referred to as Hamaksitós in the records of 454 and Külahlı in the records of 1912.[3] The village has the same name since 1928.[3]
Gülpınar, which became a township in 1951, became a municipality on November 2, 1991.[4] The municipality status of the town ended at the 2013 reorganisation when its population fell below 2000 people.[5] The hamlet of Kızılkeçili is part of Gülpınar.[3]
Geography
[edit]The village is 100 km from Çanakkale city center and 43 km from Ayvacık town centre.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1997 | 1,374 | — |
| 2007 | 1,238 | −1.04% |
| 2012 | 1,344 | +1.66% |
| 2017 | 1,319 | −0.37% |
| 2022 | 1,232 | −1.36% |
| Source: 1997 census[6] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[2] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Gülpınar" (in Turkish). Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Belediye Kurulmasına Dair Kararlar" (PDF) (in Turkish). Resmî Gazete. 6 November 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
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