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Ortaca
District and municipality in Muğla, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ortaca (Turkish pronunciation: [oɾtadʒa]) is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 285 km2, and its population is 54,478 (2022).[3][1] Formerly a township part of Köyceğiz district, it was made into a separate district in 1987.[4]
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Ortaca's economy is based on agriculture. It lies midway between Dalaman and Köyceğiz. Its name literally means "the town in the middle," possibly a reference to its location in the middle of the surrounding plain. The town's economy largely depends on its tomatoes, citrus fruits, cotton, and pomegranates.
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Composition
There are 27 neighbourhoods in Ortaca District:[5]
- Akıncı
- Arıkbaşı
- Atatürk
- Bahçelievler
- Beşköprü
- Çaylı
- Cumhuriyet
- Dalaklı
- Dalyan
- Dereköy
- Dikmekavak
- Ekşiliyurt
- Eskiköy
- Fevziye
- Gökbel
- Gölbaşı
- Güzelyurt
- Karaburun
- Karadonlar
- Kemaliye
- Mergenli
- Okçular
- Sarıgerme
- Tepearası
- Terzialiler
- Yerbelen
- Yeşilyurt
Education
There are two kindergartens, 15 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, 5 high schools, one public education center, one special education practice school affiliated with Ministry of National Education in the district.[6]
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