Bayır is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Menteşe, Muğla Province, Turkey.Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its population is 5,403 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
Geography
Bayır is situated on Turkish state highway D.550 which connects Muğla to İzmir. The distance to Muğla is .
History
The original location of the settlement was east of the present location along a creek. But in 1941 after an earthquake, it was relocated in the present place. In 1956 it was declared a seat of township.Mayor's page
Economy
Local trade center of Muğla is in Bayır and there are marble workshops in the town. Bayır Dam, a dam situated north east of the town is used for irrigated farming. There is also a livestock market in the town.
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