Afşin
District and municipality in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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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]
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Afşin | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Afşin District in Kahramanmaraş Province | |
  Afşin Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 36°55′7″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kahramanmaraş |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Koray Kiraç (AKP) |
Area | 1,502 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,230 m (4,040 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 80,044 |
| • Density | 53.29/km2 (138.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 46500 |
| Area code | 0344 |
| Website | www |
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
