Araklı (from Greek "Ηράκλεια" - Erakleia) is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 464 km2,[3] and its population is 48,581 (2022).[1] The mayor is Recep Çebi (AKP). It is also claimed that the name "Araklı" is derived from 'Arakale', "the castle in the middle" in Turkish.[4]
Araklı | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Araklı District in Trabzon Province | |
  Araklı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′N 40°03′E / 40.933°N 40.050°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Trabzon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Recep Çebi (AKP) |
| Area | 464 km2 (179 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 48,581 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 61700 |
| Area code | 0462 |
| Website | www |
Composition
There are 50 neighbourhoods in Araklı District:[5]
- Aytaş
- Ayvadere
- Bahçecik
- Bereketli
- Birlik
- Buzluca
- Çamlıca
- Çamlıktepe
- Çankaya
- Çiftepınar
- Çukurçayır
- Değirmencik
- Erenler
- Erikli
- Halilli
- Hasköy
- Hürriyet
- İyisu
- Kalecik
- Karatepe
- Karşıyaka
- Kayacık
- Kayaiçi
- Kaymaklı
- Kestanelik
- Köprüüstü
- Kükürtlü
- Merkez
- Merkezköy
- Ortaköy
- Özgen
- Pervane
- Sulakyurt
- Sularbaşı
- Taşgeçit
- Taşönü
- Taştepe
- Türkeli
- Turnalı
- Yalıboyu
- Yassıkaya
- Yeniköy
- Yeşilce
- Yeşilköy
- Yeşilyurt
- Yiğitözü
- Yıldızlı
- Yolgören
- Yoncalı
- Yüceyurt
See also
References
External links
Media related to Araklı at Wikimedia Commons- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- A local online guide to Araklı
- A local website about Araklı
