Afşin is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,502 km2,[3] and its population is 80,044 (2022).[1] It is the location of the ancient town Arabissus.[4]

Afşin
Map showing Afşin District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Map showing Afşin District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Afşin is located in Turkey
Afşin
Afşin
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 36°55′7″E / 38.24639°N 36.91861°E / 38.24639; 36.91861
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
Government
 • MayorKoray Kiraç (AKP)
Area
1,502 km2 (580 sq mi)
Elevation
1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
80,044
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
46500
Area code0344
Websitewww.afsin.bel.tr

Afşin-Elbistan power stations

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Two coal fired power stations are operational and are said to be damaging health via air pollution.[5]

Composition

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There are 66 neighbourhoods in Afşin District:[6]

  • Afşinbey
  • Ağcaşar
  • Alemdar
  • Alimpınar
  • Alpaslan
  • Altaş
  • Altunelma
  • Anzorey
  • Arıtaş
  • Armutalanı
  • Bakraç
  • Başüstü
  • Berçenek
  • Beyceğiz
  • Binboğa
  • Büget
  • Büyüksevin
  • Büyüktatlı
  • Çağulhan
  • Çobanbeyli
  • Çoğulhan
  • Çomudüz
  • Çukurpınar
  • Dedebaba
  • Deveboynu
  • Dokuztay
  • Efsuzturan
  • Emirilyas
  • Emirli
  • Erçene
  • Esence
  • Gaziosmanpaşa
  • Gerger
  • Gözpınarı
  • Haticepınar
  • Hurman
  • Hüyüklü
  • İğdemlik
  • İnciköy
  • İncirli
  • Kabaağaç
  • Kale
  • Kangal
  • Karagöz
  • Kaşanlı
  • Koçovası
  • Kötüre
  • Küçük Tatlar
  • Kuşkayası
  • Marabuz
  • Mehre
  • Nadirköy
  • Oğlakkaya
  • Ördekköy
  • Örenderesi
  • Örenli
  • Pınarbaşı
  • Soğucak
  • Söğütdere
  • Tanır
  • Topaktaş
  • Türkçayırı
  • Türksevin
  • Yazıdere
  • Yazıköy
  • Yeşilyurt

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  5. ^ "Kahramanmaraş'ta kanserin kol gezdiği mahalle santral nedeniyle göz göre göre yok oluyor" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  6. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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