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Taraklı

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Taraklı

Total population

6,861

Founded

1987

Elevation444 m
Land area292 km²
Coordinates40.40°, 30.49°

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City facts

Founded
1987
Elevation
444 m
Area
292 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Taraklı, formerly known as Dablar is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. Its area is 292 km2, and its population is 6,894 (2022). It is a historic town, surrounded by forest and located approximately midway between Istanbul and Ankara. The district governor is Burak Serttaş, and the mayor is İbrahim Pilavcı (MHP).

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
40.3966
Longitude
30.4922
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
303
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6
  • European Greenfinch
    Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Eurasian Linnet
    Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Cinereous Vulture
    Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
67
Largest magnitude
6.1
Largest event
2022-11-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sakarya

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.2
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,532

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
112
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Taraklı

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image