Akcaova

Turkey

Akçaova is a neighbourhood in the district of Çine, in Aydın Province, Turkey. It lies in the plains southwest of Çine Creek, a tributary of the Büyükmenderes River. The settlement is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Çine and 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Aydın. Its population was 2,105 in 2022.

The settlement was originally named Akçaoba, after the nomadic Turkmen founders who established it in the 1820s. It was declared a seat of township in 1969 and remained a town (belde) until the 2013 reorganisation, when it became a neighbourhood.

Akçaova's main economic activities are olive groves and cattle breeding, and there is an integrated meat plant in the town.

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