İnönü, Eskişehir

District and municipality in Eskişehir, Turkey
39°48′47″N 30°08′38″E / 39.81306°N 30.14389°E / 39.81306; 30.14389CountryTurkeyProvinceEskişehirGovernment
 • MayorKadir Bozkurt (AKP)Area
345 km2 (133 sq mi)Elevation
840 m (2,760 ft)Population
 (2022)[1]
6,173 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code
26670
Area code0222Websitewww.inonu.bel.tr

İnönü (Turkish: [ˈinœny]) is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 345 km2,[3] and its population is 6,173 (2022).[1] Its elevation is 840 m (2,756 ft).

İnönü has a strategic location on the Istanbul-Eskişehir railway and Bozüyük-Kütahya highway. It also hosts Ford Otosan's truck production facility.[4]

History

During the western front (also known as the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) of the Turkish War of Independence in 1921, the First and Second Battles of İnönü took place near the town between the Turkish and the Greek forces. The battles were named after the town, and İsmet İnönü, the Turkish commanding officer during the battles and future President and Prime Minister of Turkey, was given his surname in honor of his services during the battles.

Before it became a district in 1987, İnönü belonged to Söğüt district of Bilecik Province in 1922. Afterwards, it became part of Bozüyük district in 1926 and central district of Eskişehir Province in 1963. İnönü was a township center until 1987.

Composition

There are 16 neighbourhoods in İnönü District:[5]

  • Aşağıkuzfındık
  • Çarşı
  • Dereyalak
  • Dutluca
  • Erenköy
  • Esnemez
  • İsmetpaşa
  • Kümbet
  • Kümbetakpınar
  • Kümbetyeniköy
  • Oklubalı
  • Orta
  • Seyitaliköyü
  • Yenice
  • Yukarıkuzfındık
  • Yürükyayla

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ "İnönü nerenin ilçesi, nereye bağlı? İnönü hangi şehirde?". Gazete Banka (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

External links

  • District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
  • Map of İnönü district
  • Governorship of Eskişehir, Turkey. "General information on İnönü, Eskişehir" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2007-11-19.
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