Kulu, Konya
Kulu is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,234 km, and its population is 51,612 (2022). Kulu is situated approximately 110 km from Ankara and 150 km from the city of Konya. With a substantial Swedish-Turkish community, not few of whom are from this region, Kulu hosts around 100,000 visitors from Europe in the summer. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt visited the city once.
History
The modern Kulu district lies on the ancient Galatian city of Drya.
Composition
There are 46 neighbourhoods in Kulu District:
- Acıkuyu
- Ağılbaşı
- Alparslan
- Altılar
- Arşıncı
- Bahadırlı
- Beşkardeş
- Bozan
- Burunağıl
- Camikebir
- Canımana
- Celep
- Cumhuriyet
- Değirmenözü
- Dinek
- Dipdede
- Doğutepe
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet
- Fevziye
- Gökler
- Güzelyayla
- Hisarköy
- Karacadağ
- Karacadere
- Karapınar
- Karşıyaka
- Kemaliye
- Kırkkuyu
- Kırkpınar
- Kömüşini
- Köşker
- Köstengil
- Kozanlı
- Ömeranlı
- Sarıyayla
- Şerefli
- Seyitahmetli
- Soğukkuyu
- Tavlıören
- Tuzyaka
- Yaraşlı
- Yazıçayırı
- Yenimahalle
- Yeşiltepe
- Yeşilyurt
- Zincirlikuyu
Climate
Kulu has a semi-arid climate with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters.
| Climate data for Kulu (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.65 (1.60) |
30.65 (1.21) |
35.21 (1.39) |
38.49 (1.52) |
47.02 (1.85) |
38.17 (1.50) |
7.94 (0.31) |
7.71 (0.30) |
16.96 (0.67) |
23.74 (0.93) |
35.14 (1.38) |
47.6 (1.87) |
369.28 (14.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 61.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80.5 | 74.6 | 65.5 | 61.5 | 59.2 | 54.0 | 45.4 | 45.6 | 51.0 | 61.3 | 72.6 | 81.4 | 62.6 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ T.C. Kulu Kaymakamlığı. "Kulu - İlçemizin Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kulu". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
External links
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
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