Muğla with Numbers
Mugla, whose history goes back to 3000 BC, has a population of 983 thousand 142 according to the latest census. According to the previous census, the population of the city increased by 15 thousand 655 people with an increase of 1.62 percent. 500 thousand 602 of the population are men with 50.92 percent and 482 thousand 540 are women with 49.08 percent. Thus, it can be said that this city has a relatively balanced population distribution.
The city located at latitude 37.030278 North and longitude 28.506389 East has the surface area of 12 thousand 974 square kilometers. Muğla has a total of 13 districts including best known Bodrum, Dalaman, Datça, Fethiye, Kavaklıdere, Köyceğiz, Marmaris, Milas, Menteşe, Ortaca, Seydikemer, Ula and Yatağan, as well as 569 villages.
The vegetation of the city is shaped according to the Mediterranean climate that prevails due to its location and nearly 75 percent of the city consists of forests and scrubs. An average of 1 or 2 days snowfall is observed during the year in the city having lush and fertile forests as well as maquis vegetation on the coastal areas. However, the temperature of the city is between 43.7 degrees centigrade in summer and -12.6 degrees centigrade.
Mugla is Turkey's largest city in terms of surface area and its local area code is 252 while plate number is 48. The city has a coast to the Aegean Sea and it is one of the main water sources of Lake Bafa, Lake Köyceğiz, Çine (Yatağan) Stream and Esen Stream. In addition to this, the city has 8 plains in total, including especially Muğla Plain, Yeşilyurt, Ula, Gülağzı, Yerkesik, Akkaya, Çamköy, Yenice.
