Yenişehir, Bursa
Yenişehir
(Μαλάγινα) | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Yenişehir District in Bursa Province | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′52″N 29°39′11″E / 40.26444°N 29.65306°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bursa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ercan Özel (AK Party) |
Area | 720 km2 (280 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 54,844 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0224 |
| Website | www |
Yenişehir (Turkish pronunciation: ['jeniʃehiɾ]; Greek: Μαλάγινα, romanized: Malágina) is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 720 km2, and its population is 54,844 (2022). It is 52 km far from the east of Bursa and Bursa city center. Bursa's international airport is within the borders of Yenişehir. For this reason, the airport is called 'Yenişehir Airport'.
The district economics is agriculture- and livestock-based. Although founded by the municipality in 2004, the Yenişehir Organized Industrial Zone began the industrialization boom. It is the number one district of Bursa, especially in the export of agricultural products. Tomato and capsicum cultivation is world famous.
The region has a mild Marmara climate.
It is located close to İnegöl and İznik. Some of the people of Yenişehir go to Bursa and İnegöl to work. Yenişehir is neighbor to Kestel in the west, İnegöl in the south, İznik in the north, Orhangazi in the north-west and Bilecik in the east. The total population of the district is around 52,200.