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Yenişehir (Mersin)

Yenişehir
(Pozcu)
District
Yenişehir Mersin.jpg
Yenişehir is located in Turkey
Yenişehir
Yenişehir
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°47′N 34°36′E / 36.783°N 34.600°E / 36.783; 34.600Coordinates: 36°47′N 34°36′E / 36.783°N 34.600°E / 36.783; 34.600
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
Government
 • Body İlçe (district)
 • Kaymakam
Mayor
Eyüp Sabri Kartal
İbrahim Genç (CHP)
Population (2012)
 • Urban 207,980
 • District 212,813
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 33xxx
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Yenişehir is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Mersin, Turkey. Mersin is one of the 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. In Mersin there are four second-level municipalities in addition to Greater Mersin (büyükşehir) municipality.

Originally a part of Mersin municipality, the municipality of Yenişehir was established in 1993 as a secondary level municipality of Mersin. The corresponding district governorate is established in 2008.

Yenişehir at 36°47′N 34°36′E / 36.783°N 34.600°E / 36.783; 34.600 is located between Akdeniz (east) and Mezitli (west) municipalities, both of which are intracity municipalities of Mersin. In the east Yenişehir is bounded by Müftü River and in the south by Mediterranean sea.

According to 2012 figures, the population of Yenişehir was 207.980 ( 101.435 male and 106.545 female citizens), as of 2012. Approximately 22% of Mersin citizens live in Yenişehir. The annual population growth is over 3.7% which is higher than Mersin average.

Yenişehir is mostly devoted to residences. All along sea side, there is a park (more than 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) long) which provides an excursion area to residents. The district is considered to be one of the wealthier neighbourhoods of Mersin. The 65,000 square metres (0.025 square miles) shopping center of "Forum" lies at the middle of Yenişehir. Both Mersin University and Toros University are in Yenişehir. Muğdat Mosque, the largest mosque in Mersin is also in Yenişehir.


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