Yenişehir is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Mersin, Turkey. Mersin is one of the 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. In Mersin there are four second-level municipalities in addition to Greater Mersin (büyükşehir) municipality.HistoryOriginally a part of Mersin municipality, the municipality of Yenişehir was established in 1993 as a secondary level municipality of Mersin. The corresponding district governorate is established in 2008.LocationYenişehir at is located between Akdeniz (east) and Mezitli (west) municipalities, both of which are intracity municipalities of Mersin. In the east Yenişehir is bounded by Müftü River and in the south by Mediterranean sea.PopulationAccording to 2012 figures, the population of Yenişehir was 207.980 ( 101.435 male and 106.545 female citizens), as of 2012. Approximately 22% of Mersin citizens live in Yenişehir. The annual population growth is over 3.7% which is higher than Mersin average.LivingYenişehir is mostly devoted to residences. All along sea side, there is a park (more than 6km long) which provides an excursion area to residents. The district is considered to be one of the wealthier neighbourhoods of Mersin. The 65,000m2 shopping center of "Forum" lies at the middle of Yenişehir. Both Mersin University and Toros University are in Yenişehir. Muğdat Mosque, the largest mosque in Mersin is also in Yenişehir.
