Ulaş, Tekirdağ

Neighbourhood in Ergene, Tekirdağ, Turkey

41°13′N 27°43′E / 41.217°N 27.717°E / 41.217; 27.717CountryTurkeyProvinceTekirdağDistrictErgeneElevation

150 m (490 ft)Population

(2022)

6,727Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

59930

Ulaş is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ergene, Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 6,727 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde) in the district of Çorlu.^[3]^[4] It is situated in the Rumeli region of the Balkan peninsula (also known as Thrace in Turkey, the European part of Turkey) south of Turkish state highway D.535, which connects Istanbul to Edirne and the Bulgarian border. Its distance to Çorlu is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi); to Tekirdağ is 49 kilometres (30 mi).

Ulaş was founded in 1937 by Turkish refugees from Bulgaria. In 1992 it was declared the seat of its township.^[5] It is situated in a rapidly flourishing industrial area; there are about 60 factories or workshops in and around the town. Animal husbandry and agriculture are secondary economic sectors.

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
^ Mayor’s page (in Turkish)