Sarıgöl

Sarıgöl is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 432 km²,^[3] and its population is 35,537 (2022).^[1] The town lies at an elevation of 220 m (722 ft).

Sarıgöl
District and municipality
Map showing Sarıgöl District in Manisa Province
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Coordinates: 38°14′17″N 28°41′46″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Manisa
Area	432 km2 (167 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	35,537
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	45470
Area code	0236

Sarıgöl
Elevation	194 m (636 ft)

History

Sarıgöl is a small town located between the provinces of Denizli and Manisa. According to some historians, it has been an important city throughout history. There was an ancient city called Callatebus (Ancient Greek: Καλλάτηβος) in the vicinity of today's Sarıgöl. The city of Kallatebos (Callatebus) was mentioned by Herodotus in his Histories 7th book's 31st paragraph.^[4] The city was between Philadelphia (Alaşehir) and Hierapolis (Pamukkale).

Composition

There are 35 neighbourhoods in Sarıgöl District:^[5]

• Afşar
• Ahmetağa
• Alemşahlı
• Aşağıkoçaklar
• Ayan
• Bağlıca
• Bahadırlar
• Baharlar
• Bereketli
• Beyharmanı
• Çanakçı
• Çavuşlar
• Çimentepe
• Cumhuriyet
• Dadağlı
• Dindarlı
• Doğuşlar
• Emcelli
• Güneydamları
• Günyaka
• Kahramanlar
• Karacaali
• Kızılçukur
• Konak
• Mimarsinan
• Özpınar
• Selimiye
• Şeyhdavutlar
• Sığırtmaçlı
• Siteler
• Tırazlar
• Yeniköy
• Yeşiltepe
• Yukarıkoçaklar
• Ziyanlar