Bağarası, Söke

Bağarası
Town
Bağarası Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°42′N 27°33′E / 37.700°N 27.550°E / 37.700; 27.550Coordinates: 37°42′N 27°33′E / 37.700°N 27.550°E / 37.700; 27.550
Country	Turkey
Province	Aydın Province
District	Söke
Elevation	20 m (65 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,627
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	091700
Area code(s)	0256
Licence plate	09

Bağarası is a town in Söke district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Situated at 37°42′N 27°33′E / 37.700°N 27.550°E / 37.700; 27.550 it is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Söke and 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Aydın. The population of Bağarası is 6627 ^[1] as of 2011. The town was a Greek town named Mandıca prior to Turkish War of Independence. After the war according to Population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement, the Greek population of the town was replaced with Turks from Greece. Main crops of the town are citrus, sunflower and cotton.

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