Ula is a municipality and
district
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of
Muğla Province
Muğla Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey, at the country's southwestern corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its area is 12,654 km2, and its population is 1 ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 479 km
2, and its population is 26,613 (2022).
Its name reflects the ancient town of
Ula in
ancient Caria
Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; ) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid- Ionia ( Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian mainlanders ...
, whose site is conjectured to be nearby.
The town of Ula is situated at a distance of only from the province seat of
Muğla
Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the district of Menteşe, Muğla, Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean Sea, Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of ...
, a mile after a bifurcation on the road to
Marmaris
Marmaris () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 906 km2, and its population is 97,818 (2022). It is a port city and tourist resort on the Aegean Sea, Mediterranean coast, along the shorel ...
. It is notable for its old houses in the Turkish style and the vast forest region that extends to the south along the country road called Çiçekli after the town. The history of the inhabitants and the town, situated in ancient
Caria
Caria (; from Greek language, Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; ) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia (Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian main ...
, can be traced at least as far back as the dynasty of
Menteşe.
The towns of
Akyaka and
Gökova, situated at a close distance to each other at the tip of the
Gulf of Gökova
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Administratively, the Gulf of Gökova coastline includes portions o ...
, are both rising centers of international tourism.
Composition
There are 25
neighbourhoods
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in Ula District:
* Akçapınar
*
Akyaka
* Alparslan
* Arıcılar
* Armutçuk
* Ataköy
* Ayazkıyı
* Çiçekli
* Çıtlık
* Çörüş
* Demirtaş
* Elmalı
* Esentepe
* Gökçe
*
Gökova
* Gölcük
* Karaböğürtlen
* Kavakçalı
* Kıyra
* Kızılağaç
* Kızılyaka
* Köprübaşı
* Örnekköy
* Portakallık
* Sarayyanı
* Şirinköy
* Turgut
* Yaylasöğüt
* Yeşilçam
* Yeşilova
Education
There are 2 kindergartens, 12 primary schools, 7 secondary schools, 3 high schools, 1 public education center, and 1 teacher's house and art school with the Ministry of National Education in the district.
See also
*
Sedir Island
References
*
External links
Images of a lake in Ula DistrictMunicipality of Ula District
Populated places in Muğla Province
Districts of Muğla Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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