Kulu is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to the 2011 census, the population of the district is 55,573 and 22,844 of that number live in the town of Kulu.[3][4] Kulu is situated approximately 110 km from Ankara and 150 km from the city of Konya. With a substantial Swedish-Turkish community, not few of whom are from this region, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt visited the city once.
Kulu | |
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District | |
![]() Location of Kulu, Konya within Turkey. | |
![]() ![]() Kulu | |
Coordinates: 39°05′N 33°05′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Konya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ahmet Yıldız (AKP) |
Area | |
• District | 1,608.80 km2 (621.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 968 m (3,176 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 21,250 |
• District | 50,525 |
• District density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 42770 |
Area code(s) | 0332 |
Licence plate | 42 |
Website | www.kulu.gov.tr |
Kulu has a semi-arid climate with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters.
Climate data for Kulu | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
5 (41) |
10 (50) |
16 (61) |
20 (68) |
25 (77) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
25 (77) |
18 (64) |
10 (50) |
4 (39) |
16 (61) |
Average low °C (°F) | −5 (23) |
−4 (25) |
−1 (30) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
4 (39) |
0 (32) |
−3 (27) |
4 (39) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
37 (1.5) |
35 (1.4) |
42 (1.7) |
56 (2.2) |
27 (1.1) |
11 (0.4) |
7 (0.3) |
12 (0.5) |
26 (1.0) |
36 (1.4) |
49 (1.9) |
384 (15.2) |
Source: Weatherbase [5] |
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