Mut | |
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District and municipality | |
 A view from the west | |
 Map showing Mut District in Mersin Province | |
  Mut Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°38′45″N 33°26′15″E / 36.64583°N 33.43750°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mersin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Murat Orhan (İYİ) |
| Area | 2,718 km2 (1,049 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 62,874 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 33600 |
| Area code | 0324 |
| Website | mut |
Mut is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,718 km2,[3] and its population is 62,874 (2022).[1]
Mut is a rural district at the foot of the Sertavul Pass on the road over the Taurus Mountains from Ankara and Konya to the Mediterranean coast at Anamur or Silifke. Mut is known for its special apricot variety, Mut şekerparesi, and a statue of a girl carrying a basket of them stands at the entrance to the town. The summer is hot and the people of Mut retreat to high meadows (so called yayla) even further up the mountainside. The forests up here are home to wild boar, and the Gezende reservoir on the Ermenek River is a welcome patch of blue in this dry district. The dam has a hydro-electric power station built in Romania.
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.