Ayvacık, Çanakkale

Ayvacık
Ayvacık
District
	Temple of Athena in Assos, Ayvacık
	Location of Ayvacık within Turkey.
	Ayvacık Location of Ayvacık
	Coordinates: 39°36′N 26°24′E / 39.600°N 26.400°E
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	Çanakkale
Government
• Mayor	Mesut Bayram (CHP)
Area
• District	892.88 km2 (344.74 sq mi)
Elevation	251 m (823 ft)
Population (Template:Turkey district populations)Template:Turkey district populations
• Urban	Template:Turkey district populations
• District	Template:Turkey district populations
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	17860
Area code	286
Licence plate	17
Website	www.canakkaleayvacik.bel.tr

Ayvacık is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. According to the 2007 census, population of the district is 30,027, of which 7,457 live in the town of Ayvacık.^[2]^[3] The district covers an area of 893 km² (345 sq mi),^[4] and the town lies at an elevation of 251 m (823 ft). During the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, it was the target of several allied attacks.

Notes

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ Statistical Institute^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Ayvacık, Turkey". Retrieved 2009-04-20.

External links

39°36′04″N 26°24′17″E / 39.60111°N 26.40472°E / 39.60111; 26.40472

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[2] Statistical Institute^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2009-04-20.

[4] Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

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