Nilüfer is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 552 km2, and its population is 536,365 (2022). Established in 1987, it is one of the seventeen districts of Bursa Province. It is established as the main residential development area of Bursa in order to meet the housing needs as well as industrial and commercial structures.
Name origin
The name of the district comes from Nilüfer River that passes through the district. Besides that also the name of the river comes from Nilüfer Hatun. According to traditional stories, Nilüfer Hatun ordered the building of a bridge over a river in Bursa and after the completion of bridge, both the river and the bridge were named "Nilüfer".
History
Nilüfer district hosting the first settlement in Bursa Region as per some researchers, bears the traces of both Byzantine and Ottoman and the older periods in history. In Nilüfer; Tepecik Tumulus, Gölyazı and Tahtalı villages in Alaaddinbey Neighborhood and Aktopraklık Tumulus and Gölyazı islands region in Akçalar district are rich in historical findings. There are ruins of churches, mosques, baths, fountains, monasteries and castles in these regions together with historical remains and monument trees.
There are many historical structures scattered in different parts of Nilüfer. Mosques, bridges and baths from Ottoman region and church ruins remained from various times. Some of them are: H. Ioannes Theologos Church in Çatalağıl village, Saint Helena Church in Özlüce Neighborhood, Demirci Mosque, Yaylacık Mosque, Mihraplı Bridge. Also Misi village and Gölyazı district are the richest ancient settlement areas in Nilüfer. The history of the district goes back to 6th century B.C.
Population
Due to being a new residential development area, Nilüfer has a high population growth rate with respect to other places.
Composition
There are 64 neighbourhoods in Nilüfer District:
19 Mayıs
23 Nisan
29 Ekim
30 Ağustos Zafer
Ahmetyesevi
Akçalar
Alaaddinbey
Altınşehir
Ataevler
Atlas
Ayvaköy
Badırga
Balat
Balkan
Barış
Başköy
Beşevler
Büyükbalıklı
Çalı
Çamlıca
Çatalağıl
Çaylı
Cumhuriyet
Dağyenice
Demirci
Doğanköy
Dumlupınar
Ertuğrul
Esentepe
Fadıllı
Fethiye
Gökçe
Gölyazı
Görükle
Gümüştepe
Güngören
Hasanağa
İhsaniye
İnegazi
İrfaniye
Işıktepe
Kadriye
Karacaoba
Karaman
Kayapa
Kızılcıklı
Konak
Konaklı
Korubaşı
Kültür
Kurtuluş
Kuruçeşme
Maksempınarı
Minareliçavuş
Odunluk
Özlüce
Tahtalı
Üçevler
Üçpınar
Unçukuru
Ürünlü
Yaylacık
Yolçatı
Yüzüncüyıl
Climate
The weather of district shows characteristics of Marmara climatic region. While, the hottest month of the year is July, the coldest month is February. The rainy weather can be seen mostly in winter and spring time. The annual average precipitation is about 500–700 mm. The humidity in district is about 58% in average.
Industry
Nilüfer comes first among the districts of Bursa in terms of the economical contribution it provides to Turkey. Because, Bursa Organized Industry Area, Nilüfer Organized Industry area and Beşevler Small Industry Site, which provide employment opportunities for a great amount of Bursa population take place within the borders of Nilüfer. There are many other industry areas and business centers in Çalı, Kayapa, Hasanağa, Akçalar and Görükle under the body of Nilüfer. Nilüfer provides employment opportunities to 80% of Bursa population and derives great income for Turkey. The most important sectors within the district are textile, automotive, machine, spare parts and related industry products.