Acıpayam
Acıpayam
District and municipality in Denizli, Turkey
Acıpayam is a municipality and district of Denizli Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,772 km2,[3] and its population is 54,888 (2022).[1] It lies in high country between the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. A plain, watered by two reservoirs, known for growing melons and watermelons, on the road between the city of Denizli and Antalya. Its altitude is 895 m.
Acıpayam | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
Map showing Acıpayam District in Denizli Province | |
| Coordinates: 37°25′30″N 29°21′14″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Denizli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hulusi Şevkan (AKP) |
| Area | 1,772 km2 (684 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 54,888 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 20800 |
| Area code | 0258 |
| Website | www |
The name Acıpayam means bitter almond (payam being a loanword from Persian) in the local dialect, the town was formerly named Garbipayam and Garbikaraağaç.
The plain has been settled since 2000 BC, and Hittites were here in 1500 BC, followed by the Ancient Greeks and more civilizations up to the Byzantines and then the arrival of the Turkish peoples. From 1097 the area was in the hands of the Seljuk Turks. Turkish rule was interrupted by the Crusades but afterwards was settled by the Oghuz Turks and eventually was absorbed into the Ottoman Empire.
Acıpayam has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa),[4] with hot, dry summers, and cool, moderately wet, somewhat snowy winters.[5]
| Climate data for Acıpayam (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 86.68 (3.41) |
64.35 (2.53) |
56.57 (2.23) |
43.69 (1.72) |
40.61 (1.60) |
24.16 (0.95) |
12.76 (0.50) |
15.22 (0.60) |
18.52 (0.73) |
32.33 (1.27) |
56.4 (2.22) |
81.17 (3.20) |
532.46 (20.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 61.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.1 | 72.6 | 65.7 | 62.0 | 59.5 | 52.6 | 45.1 | 46.2 | 51.6 | 61.6 | 70.4 | 78.1 | 61.8 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
As well as agriculture some of Denizli's textile industry has spread to Acıpayam too, where there is a cellulose factory. In the past the people would migrate seasonally to pick tobacco or cotton in other parts of Turkey, today this is not necessary.
- Keloğlan Cave - a 145m long cave, open to visitors.
There are 56 neighbourhoods in Acıpayam District:[7]
- Akalan
- Akşar
- Alaattin
- Alcı
- Aliveren
- Apa
- Aşağı
- Avşar
- Bademli
- Bedirbey
- Benlik
- Boğazdere
- Çakır
- Çamlık
- Çiftlikköy
- Corum
- Çubukçular
- Darıveren
- Dedebağı
- Dodurgalar
- Eskiköy
- Gedikli
- Gölcük
- Gümüş
- Güney
- Hacıkurtlar
- Hisar
- Karahüyük
- Karaismailler
- Kelekçi
- Kırca
- Köke
- Kumavşarı
- Kurtlar
- Kuyucak
- Kuzören
- Mevlütler
- Oğuzköy
- Olukbaşı
- Ören
- Ovayurt
- Pınarbaşı
- Pınaryazı
- Sandalcık
- Sırçalık
- Suçatı
- Uçarı
- Yassıhüyük
- Yazır
- Yeni
- Yeniköy
- Yeşildere
- Yeşilyuva
- Yolçatı
- Yukarı
- Yumrutaş
- "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- "Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı" (PDF). MGM.
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Acipayam". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- A local news web site (in Turkish)