Dalaman | |
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 Aerial view ofİztuzu Beach | |
 Map showing Dalaman District in Muğla Province | |
  Dalaman Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Dalaman Dalaman (Turkey Aegean) Show map of Turkey Aegean | |
| Coordinates:36°46′N28°48′E / 36.767°N 28.800°E /36.767; 28.800 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Muğla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sezer Durmuş (CHP) |
Area | 608 km2 (235 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 47,482 |
| • Density | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 48770 |
| Area code | 0252 |
| Website | www |
Dalaman is a municipality anddistrict ofMuğla Province,Turkey.[2] Its area is 608 km2,[3] and its population is 47,482 (2022).[1] It is situated on the southwestern coast of Turkey.
Dalaman Stream (Dalaman çayı) forms much of the western border of the district, where its neighbors are Köyceğiz andOrtaca districts. The town of Dalaman is located in the coastal plain, whereas the rest of the district – towards Fethiye district on the coast and towards the high mountains on the northern border toDenizli Province – is upland, dominated by the valleys of the Dalaman Stream's easterntributaries.
There are 25neighbourhoods in Dalaman District:[4]
Dalaman Airport serves as a gateway for the tourists who visit this part of Turkey, heading especially to seaside resorts to the west and east of Dalaman such asMarmaris,Fethiye,Köyceğiz,Dalyan,Ölüdeniz,Hisarönü and also Dalaman itself. Dalaman Airport (IATA:DLM,ICAO:LTBS) is small in comparison to other airports in Turkey, has parking spaces for 14 jet aircraft and is served by many operators.Turkish Airlines offer daily flights to Turkey's commercial and financial capitalIstanbul. The Airport serves as a seasonal base for other airlines notablyPegasus Airlines andFree Bird Airlines. A new international airport terminal has opened in July 2018
Dalaman has a hotMediterranean climate. Summers are long and dry whilst winters are short and cool. Dalaman is a very sunny place throughout the whole of the year especially in June and July. Dalaman holds the record for one of the highest recordedair temperatures in Turkey.
| Climate data for Dalaman | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 31.0 (87.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 43.5 (110.3) | 48.5 (119.3) | 43.1 (109.6) | 42.0 (107.6) | 39.0 (102.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 48.5 (119.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 17.0 (62.6) | 24.5 (76.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 5.8 (42.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −5.3 (22.5) | −1.3 (29.7) | 0.0 (32.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | −1.5 (29.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | −5.3 (22.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 191.2 (7.53) | 147.5 (5.81) | 91.0 (3.58) | 51.6 (2.03) | 25.1 (0.99) | 8.0 (0.31) | 2.8 (0.11) | 1.9 (0.07) | 20.4 (0.80) | 70.7 (2.78) | 159.6 (6.28) | 211.4 (8.32) | 981.2 (38.61) |
| Average rainy days | 12.2 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 76.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 62 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 158.1 | 156.8 | 213.9 | 237 | 300.7 | 342 | 365.8 | 347.2 | 300 | 244.9 | 183 | 151.9 | 3,001.3 |
| Source 1: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather2[6] | |||||||||||||
There are five kindergartens, 13 primary schools, ten secondary schools, five high schools, one public education center, and one vocational training center affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the district.[7]
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