# Belde

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Type of municipality

**Belde** (literally "town", also known as *kasaba*) means "large village with a municipality" in [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language).[1]

All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the [villages](/source/Villages_of_Turkey) are usually too small to have municipalities. The population in some villages may exceed 2000 and in such villages a small municipality may be established depending on residents' choice. Such villages are called *belde*. Up to 2014 the number of *belde* municipalities was about 1400.

On 30 March 2014 by the act no. 6360 all villages (those with and without municipality) were included in the urban fabric of the district municipalities in 30 provinces. Thus *belde* municipalities in 30 provinces were abolished. The number of abolished *belde* municipalities is 1040.[2][3]

Presently, in 51 provinces, which are not in the scope of the act no 6360, there are still 394 *belde* municipalities.[4]

## See also

- [2013 Turkish local government reorganisation](/source/2013_Turkish_local_government_reorganisation)

- [Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey](/source/Metropolitan_municipalities_in_Turkey)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dicle University Essay by Ali Özçağlar"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001347/http://www.dicle.edu.tr/a/skaradogan/3/OZCAGLAR1.pdf) (PDF) (in Turkish). Archived from [the original](http://www.dicle.edu.tr/a/skaradogan/3/OZCAGLAR1.pdf) (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Haber news"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151222120238/http://www.yayed.org/id315-incelemeler/kapanacak-koy-ve-beldeler-listesi-buyuksehirler.php) (in Turkish). Archived from [the original](http://www.yayed.org/id315-incelemeler/kapanacak-koy-ve-beldeler-listesi-buyuksehirler.php) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2014-07-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ordu news"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061439/http://www.ordugazete.com/ordu%E2%80%99da-23-belediye-kapaniyor/HaberDetay/1529) (in Turkish). Archived from [the original](http://www.ordugazete.com/ordu%E2%80%99da-23-belediye-kapaniyor/HaberDetay/1529) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Atlas news (in Turkish)](https://web.archive.org/web/20150316065734/http://kesfetmekicinbak.com/30-martta-bir-gecede-16-bin-koy-kente-katildi/3769n.aspx)

v t e Turkish terms for administrative divisions Modern il (province) ilçe (district) şehir (city) kasaba (town) belediye (municipality) belde (community) köy (village) mahalle (neighbourhood/quarter) Historical ağalık (feudal district) bucak (subdistrict) beylerbeylik (province) kadılık (subprovince) kaza (sub-province) hidivlik (viceroyalty) mutasarrıflık (subprovince) nahiye (nahiyah) paşalık (province) reya (Romanian principalities) sancak (prefecture) vilayet (province) voyvodalık (Romanian provinces)

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