Afşin  | |
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District and municipality  | |
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![]() Map showing Afşin District in Kahramanmaraş Province  | |
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| Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 36°55′7″E / 38.24639°N 36.91861°E | |
| Country | Turkey | 
| Province | Kahramanmaraş | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Fatih Güven (AKP) | 
| Area | 1,502 km2 (580 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 1,230 m (4,040 ft) | 
| Population  (2022)[1]  | 80,044 | 
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) | 
| Postal code | 46500  | 
| Area code | 0344 | 
| Website | www | 
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-Elbistan power stations
Two coal fired power stations are operational and are said to be damaging health via air pollution.[5]
Composition
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
- 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
 - ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
 - ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
 - ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
 - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
 
External links
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- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
 - District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
 
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