Bayındır | |
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Map showing Bayındır District in İzmir Province | |
| Coordinates:38°13′09″N27°38′53″E / 38.21917°N 27.64806°E /38.21917; 27.64806 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | İzmir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Davut Sakarsu (CHP) |
Area | 548 km2 (212 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 40,073 |
| • Density | 73.1/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 35840 |
| Area code | 0232 |
| Website | www |
Bayındır is a municipality anddistrict ofİzmir Province,Turkey.[2] Its area is 548 km2,[3] and its population is 40,073 (2022).[1] The central town of the district is situated in the valley of theKüçük Menderes.[4]
Its name in classical antiquity wasCaystrus (Κάϋστρος), near Smyrna. Its present name derives from Turkish people who in the 11th c. AD settled there; they were members of theBayındır clan, one of the 24 originalOghuz clans. From 1867 until 1922, Bayındır was part of theAydin Vilayet of theOttoman Empire. In 1997, the town population was 18,100. It is connected withİzmir by a branch of theAydın railway, and has a trade inolives,olive oil,cotton,figs,raisins andtobacco.[4]
There are 59neighbourhoods in Bayındır District:[5]
The district is crossed by theTorbalı-Tire railway, with abranch to Ödemiş. It is served by regional trains from/toİzmir (Basmane-Ödemiş andBasmane-Tire), and counts the stations ofArıkbaşı,Karpuzlu,Elifli,Furunlu,Bayındır (in the capital town),Yakaköy andÇatal.[6]
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