Kulu is a town and

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in the

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region of

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. According to the 2011 census, the population of the district is 55,573 and 22,844 of that number live in the town of Kulu. Kulu is situated approximately 110 km from

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and 150 km from the city of

Konya Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...

. With a substantial Swedish-Turkish community, not few of whom are from this region, Swedish Prime Minister

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visited the city once.

Climate

Kulu has a

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with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters.

Notes

References

External links

District governor's official website

District municipality's official website

Best Private Site of Kulu
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