Afşin Explained
Type: | metro district |
Afşin |
Coordinates: | 38.2464°N 36.9186°W |
Province: | Kahramanmaraş |
Leader Party: | AKP |
Leader Name: | Koray Kiraç |
Area Total Km2: | 1502 |
Elevation M: | 1230 |
Population Total: | 80044 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Postal Code: | 46500 |
Area Code: | 0344 |
Afşin is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 1,502 km2,[2] and its population is 80,044 (2022).[3] It is the location of the ancient town Arabissus.
Afşin-Elbistan power stations
See main article: Afşin-Elbistan power stations.
See also: Coal in Turkey and Air pollution in Turkey.
Two coal fired power stations are operational and are said to be damaging health via air pollution.[4]
Composition
There are 66 neighbourhoods in Afşin District:[5]
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
- Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
- Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
- Web site: Kahramanmaraş'ta kanserin kol gezdiği mahalle santral nedeniyle göz göre göre yok oluyor. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201007175653/https://www.maraspusula.com/kahramanmaras/kahramanmarasta-kanserin-kol-gezdigi-mahalle-santral-nedeniyle-goz-h79630.html . 2020-10-07 . 2020-10-05. tr.
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle