İncesu, Kayseri

İncesu is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 874 km²,^[3] and its population is 29,120 (2022).^[1] The mayor is Mustafa İlmek (AKP). It has been identified with the ancient town Sadogora or Sadacora.^[4][5][6]

İncesu
District and municipality
Map showing İncesu District in Kayseri Province
İncesu Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey İncesu İncesu (Turkey Central Anatolia) Show map of Turkey Central Anatolia
Coordinates: 38°37′20″N 35°11′05″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Kayseri
Government
• Mayor	Mustafa İlmek (AKP)
Area	874 km2 (337 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	29,120
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	38560
Area code	0352
Website	www.incesu.bel.tr

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, Greeks still formed part of the population of İncesu. Most of them went with the Turkish-Greek Population Exchange. There is the Kara Mustafa Pasha Caravanserai built by Kara Mustafa Pasha in 1660 in İncesu.

In 2021, archaeologists discovered late Roman and early Byzantine houses, with inscriptions and mosaics.^[7]

Composition

There are 33 neighbourhoods in İncesu District:^[8]

• Bahçelievler
• Bahçesaray
• Bulgurcu
• Çardaklı
• Dokuzpınar
• Fırınönü
• Garipçe
• Gönenkent
• Güney
• Hamurcu
• Karahüyük
• Karakoyunlu
• Karamustafapaşa
• Kızılören Aşağı
• Kızılören Ötebatan
• Kızılören Tabaklı
• Küllü
• Örenşehir
• Orta
• Saraycık
• Sarıkürklü
• Semerkent
• Şeyhşaban
• Subaşı
• Süksün Cumhuriyet
• Süksün Hürriyet
• Süksün Zafer
• Sultansazı
• Tahirinli
• Üçkuyu
• Vali Ihsan Aras
• Yarım
• Yenicami