Tatkavaklı

Tatkavaklı (former Kavaklı) is a town in Bursa Province, Turkey.

Tatkavaklı
(Kavaklı)
Town
Tatkavaklı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°02′N 28°22′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceBursa Province
DistrictMustafakemalpaşa
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total3,550
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
16550
Area code(s)0224
Licence plate16

Geography

Tatkavaklı is in Mustafakemalpaşa district of Bursa Province. At 40°02′N 28°22′E it is on Turkish state road D.573 which connects Bursa to İzmir. Its distance to Mustafakemalpaşa is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and to Bursa is 89 kilometres (55 mi). The population of the town was 3550[1] as of 2012.

History

The settlement was founded by a group of families migrated from Kangal (Sivas Province, east of Central Anatolia) in the early 16th century. The first building of the settlement was a mosque commissioned by Sipahi Kapucu a tımarlı sipahi (fief holder) of the Ottoman Empire in 1505. The earlier name of the settlement was Kavaklı ("with poplar") . But in 1973 when the settlement was declared a seat of township, the prefix Tat was added referring to a factory around.[2]

Economy

The economy of the town depends on agriculture. There is a tomato paste factory and a dairy products factory around the town.

References
  1. Statistical Institute
  2. Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today
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