Savuca is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of
Söke
Söke is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,064 km2, and its population is 123,301 (2022). It is the largest district of Aydın Province by area. Söke is 54 km (34 miles) south-west of the city of AydÄ ...
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Aydın Province
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Turkey
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. Its population is 7,414 (2022). Before the
2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''
belde
Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish.
All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the Villages of Turkey, villages are usually too ...
'').
It is situated in the fertile plains and to the west of
Büyükmenderes River (Maeander of the antiquity), it is almost merged to Söke. Savuca was founded during
Ottoman Empire
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era. The number of houses were 18 in 1473 and 87 in 1529. In 1800s during a plague epidemic the settlement was almost emptied and the name of the settlement may refer to that event (''SavuÅŸ'' means "escape")
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were also settled in Savuca. In 1992 the settlement was declared a seat of township. Main economic activity of the town is cotton farming. Being close to district center, some people work in Söke.
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Neighbourhoods in Söke District
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