Afyonkarahisar Province Afyonkarahisar ili (Turkish) | |
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) Location of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′06″N 30°40′12″E / 38.65167°N 30.67000°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Aegean |
| Subregion | Manisa |
| Provincial seat | Afyonkarahisar |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Afyonkarahisar |
| • Governor | Gökmen Çiçek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,230 km2 (5,490 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 725,568 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0272 |
| Vehicle registration | 03 |
Afyonkarahisar Province (Turkish: Afyonkarahisar ili), also called more simply Afyon Province, is a province in western Turkey.
Adjacent provinces are Kütahya to the northwest, Uşak to the west, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southeast, Konya to the east, and Eskişehir to the north. The provincial capital is Afyonkarahisar. It covers an area of 14.230 km², and the population is about 706.371 (2014 est).[2]
Districts
Afyonkarahisar province is divided into 18 districts:
Health
Air pollution in Turkey is a chronic problem here.[3]
Gallery
Afyonkarahisar castle hill
Rock tombs in the village of Ayazin
Countryside from Kocatepe hill
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References
- ^ "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) VERİ TABANI" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ^ Kara Rapor 2020: Hava Kirliliği ve Sağlık Etkileri [Black Report 2020: Air Pollution and Heath Effects] (Report) (in Turkish). Right to Clean Air Platform Turkey. August 2020.
External links
- Afyonkarahisar governor's official website (in Turkish)
- Afyonkarahisar municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- Pictures of the capital of Afyonkarahisar province. With old Fortress of Opium, nice old centre. (in English)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060622072815/http://www.turkeyforecast.com/weather/afyon/