Torbalı district

Torbalı () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 577 km2, and its population is 207,840 (2022).

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Torbalı
Turkey place.image_skyline: Torbali station.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: Torbalı train station
Turkey place.image_map: İzmir location Torbalı.svg
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Torbalı District in İzmir Province
Turkey place.province: İzmir
Turkey place.leader_party: CHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Mithat Tekin
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 577
Turkey place.population_total: 207840
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022

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Torbalı () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 577 km2, and its population is 207,840 (2022).

An ancient Ionian city, Metropolis, is found in the district. It was famous for its wines and religious sites, and had three sanctuaries in marble dedicated to the Roman Emperor Augustus and his foster child Germanicus, in an ancient theatre which dominates the valley.