Saray (Tekirdağ)

Saray (Tekirdağ)

Saray is a district of Tekirdağ. It is surrounded by Vize from the north, Çatalca from the east, Çerkezköy from the south and Çorlu from the west.

The city center population of the district is 21.243. The total population of the district together with villages and towns is 50,394. The total population of the district city center and villages is 45,639. Its surface area is 612 km² and its distance to the city center is 82 km. The elevation of the district is 140 meters. Most of the territory of the district, which is built on a flat area, is located in the Ergene Basin. The land rises towards the Yıldız Mountains in the northeast. The highest point of the district is Karatepe (473 m) located on the Yıldız Mountains. Ergene River originates from Karatepe Güneşkaya in Saray district. The other two streams are Vize water and Galata stream. While Vize water flows into the Ergene River outside the district, Galata stream passes through the east of Saray district and reaches the Ergene River in Çerkezköy district. The district has 314,895 decares of agricultural land, while forest and heathland areas are 255,665 decares. The only larch forest in Thrace is located in Saray Kastro region. For this reason, 329 hectares of larch forest in Kastro region was designated as a nature protection area (National Park) on April 18, 1988. The Yıldız Mountains are forested. These forests are dominated by broad-leaved trees, oak and larch. Bahçeköy is one of the most important forest enterprises in the region. The district has a continental climate. Winter months are cold and rainy. Summers are hot and dry. The average annual precipitation is 678.2 mm.