Ilgın

For the Turkish village, see Ilgın, Eğil.

Ilgın is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 1,636 km²,^[3] and its population is 53,489 (2022).^[1] Its elevation is 1,030 m (3,380 ft).^[4]

Ilgın
District and municipality
Map showing Ilgın District in Konya Province
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Coordinates: 38°16′45″N 31°54′50″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Konya
Government
• Mayor	Yalçın Ertaş (AKP)
Area	1,636 km2 (632 sq mi)
Elevation	1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	53,489
• Density	32.69/km2 (84.68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0332

Etymology

The name ılgın comes from the former Byzantine name of the city, Lageina.

Composition

There are 56 neighbourhoods in Ilgın District:^[5]

• Ağalar
• Argıthanı
• Avdan
• Ayvatdede
• Balkı
• Barakmuslu
• Behlülbey
• Belekler
• Beykonak
• Boğazkent
• Bulcuk
• Büyükoba
• Camiatik
• Çatak
• Çavuşçugöl
• Çiğil
• Çobankaya
• Çömlekçi
• Dereköy
• Dığrak
• Düğer
• Eldeş
• Esentepe
• Fahrettin Altay
• Fatih
• Geçitköy
• Gedikören
• Gökbudak
• Gökçeyurt
• Gölyaka
• Göstere
• Güneypınar
• Harmanyazı
• İhsaniye
• Ilıca
• İstasyon
• Kaleköy
• Kapaklı
• Karaköy
• Mahmuthisar
• Mecidiye
• Milli Egemenlik
• Misafirli
• Olukpınar
• Orhaniye
• Ormanözü
• Sadıkköy
• Sahip Ata
• Sebiller
• Şıhbedrettin
• Şıhcarullah
• Tekeler
• Ucarı
• Yorazlar
• Yukarıçiğil
• Zaferiye

Climate

Ilgın has a transitional dry-summer humid continental climate and Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Dsa/Csa),^[6] with hot, dry summers and cold winters.

Climate data for Ilgın (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.9 (40.8)	7.3 (45.1)	12.2 (54.0)	17.3 (63.1)	22.3 (72.1)	26.8 (80.2)	30.8 (87.4)	30.8 (87.4)	26.6 (79.9)	20.5 (68.9)	13.2 (55.8)	6.9 (44.4)	18.4 (65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	1.7 (35.1)	5.9 (42.6)	10.6 (51.1)	15.3 (59.5)	19.4 (66.9)	22.8 (73.0)	22.5 (72.5)	18.1 (64.6)	12.6 (54.7)	6.3 (43.3)	2.0 (35.6)	11.5 (52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−2.8 (27.0)	0.6 (33.1)	4.4 (39.9)	8.4 (47.1)	11.6 (52.9)	14.2 (57.6)	14.0 (57.2)	9.9 (49.8)	6.0 (42.8)	0.9 (33.6)	−2.0 (28.4)	5.1 (41.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	46.48 (1.83)	41.96 (1.65)	43.39 (1.71)	45.44 (1.79)	49.72 (1.96)	36.41 (1.43)	16.47 (0.65)	12.72 (0.50)	17.59 (0.69)	34.48 (1.36)	37.39 (1.47)	51.52 (2.03)	433.57 (17.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.9	5.8	6.8	6.2	7.1	5.1	2.3	2.2	3.2	5.1	4.3	6.7	61.7
Average relative humidity (%)	76.2	70.7	63.9	60.6	60.1	56.1	49.2	50.3	54.6	63.6	69.6	75.8	62.5
Source: NOAA[7]

Notable natives

Famous Turkish folk musician and novelist Zülfü Livaneli was born in Ilgın.