Ula is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 479 km2, and its population is 26,613 (2022). Its name reflects the ancient town of Ula in ancient Caria, whose site is conjectured to be nearby.
The town of Ula is situated at a distance of only from the province seat of Muğla, a mile after a bifurcation on the road to Marmaris. It is notable for its old houses in the Turkish style and the vast forest region that extends to the south along the country road called Çiçekli after the town. The history of the inhabitants and the town, situated in ancient Caria, can be traced at least as far back as the dynasty of Menteşe.
The towns of Akyaka and Gökova, situated at a close distance to each other at the tip of the Gulf of Gökova, are both rising centers of international tourism.
Composition There are 25 neighbourhoods in Ula District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Akçapınar Akyaka Alparslan Arıcılar Armutçuk Ataköy Ayazkıyı Çiçekli Çıtlık Çörüş Demirtaş Elmalı Esentepe Gökçe Gökova Gölcük Karaböğürtlen Kavakçalı Kıyra Kızılağaç Kızılyaka Köprübaşı Örnekköy Portakallık Sarayyanı Şirinköy Turgut Yaylasöğüt Yeşilçam Yeşilova
Education There are 2 kindergartens, 12 primary schools, 7 secondary schools, 3 high schools, 1 public education center, and 1 teacher's house and art school with the Ministry of National Education in the district.
See also Sedir Island
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Images of a lake in Ula District Municipality of Ula District