Efeler
Efeler is a new [ilçe] (district) and second level municipality in Aydın Province, Turkey. According to Law act no 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750,000, were declared metropolitan municipality. The law also created new districts within the capital city which have second level municipalities in addition the metropolitan municipality.[1] Efeler is one of them.
Efeler | |
|---|---|
İlçe (district) | |
  Efeler Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°51′N 27°51′E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Aydın Province |
| Elevation | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Urban | 265,234 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 09000 |
| Area code(s) | 0256 |
| Licence plate | 09 |
Thus after 2014 the present Aydın central district was named Efeler and the name Aydın was reserved for the metropolitan municipality. Efeler is the plural of the title Efe and it refers to the irregular soldiers from the Aegean Region who fought during the Turkish War of Independence.
See also
Rural area
There were 5 towns and 57 villages in the rural area of Efeler.[2] Now their status has become "neighborhoods of Efeler".