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Bilecik
Bilecik is located in Turkey
Bilecik
Coordinates: 40°08′35″N 29°58′45″ECoordinates: 40°08′35″N 29°58′45″E
Country Turkey
Province Bilecik
Government
Mayor Selim Yağcı (AKP)
Kaymakam
Area
District 840 km2 (320 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1][2]
Urban 39,453
District 56,583
District Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Bilecik is the provincial capital of Turkey's Bilecik Province. The population of the town is 62,320 (as of 2010). The mayor is Selim Yağcı (AKP).
The town is famous for its numerous restored Turkish houses. It is increasingly becoming more attractive to tourists. With its rich architectural heritage, Bilecik is a member of the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions.[3]
30 kilometers southeast from Bilecik is Söğüt, a small town, where the Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299.
Bilecik city center
Climate
Bilecik has a mediterranean climate near the borderline of the continental climate with cold and often snowy winters and hot and dry summers. Summers are hot and dry with temperatures usually exceeding 30°C in the height of summer, they are also the driest months. Winters are cold and it frequently snows a lot between the months of December and March.
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