Ortaca
Sign in to saveOrtaca () is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 285 km2, and its population is 54,478 (2022). Formerly a township part of Köyceğiz district, it was made into a separate district in 1987.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Ortaca
- Turkey place.image_map
- Muğla location Ortaca.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Ortaca District in Muğla Province
- Turkey place.province
- Muğla
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Evren Tezcan
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 285
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 29
- Turkey place.population_total
- 54478
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 48600
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0252
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ortaca
- Population
- 48373
- Elevation
- 29
- Image
- Ortaca bazar - panoramio (1).jpg
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- Commons category
- Ortaca
- urban population
- 52929
- native label
- Ortaca
- rural population
- 16031
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Ortaca () is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 285 km2, and its population is 54,478 (2022). Formerly a township part of Köyceğiz district, it was made into a separate district in 1987.
Ortaca's economy is based on agriculture. It lies midway between Dalaman and Köyceğiz. Its name literally means "the town in the middle," possibly a reference to its location in the middle of the surrounding plain. The main agricultural products of the district include tomatoes, citrus fruits, cotton, and pomegranates.
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