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Akyurt
Akyurt, formerly Ravlı, is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 369 km2,[3] and its population is 40,625 (2022).[1] Its elevation is 1,084 m (3,556 ft).[4]
Akyurt | |
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District and municipality | |
Urban center of Akyurt | |
Map showing Akyurt District in Ankara Province | |
Akyurt Location in Turkey Akyurt Akyurt (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′N 33°05′E / 40.133°N 33.083°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ankara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hilal Ayık (AKP) |
| Area | 369 km2 (142 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,084 m (3,556 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 40,625 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0312 |
| Website | www |
Akyurt is an industrial area about 30 km from the city centre, near Ankara Esenboğa International Airport, on the road from Ankara to Çankırı. Factories in the district include Mikes, and a plant of the electronics company ASELSAN. There are over 40,000 residents, including many recent migrants from Çankırı, Çorum and Kastamonu.
Composition edit
There are 26 neighbourhoods in Akyurt District:[5]
- Ahmetadil
- Atatürk
- Balıkhisar
- Beyazıt
- Büğdüz
- Çamköy
- Çardakbağı
- Çınar
- Cücük
- Elecik
- Güzelhisar
- Haydar
- Kalaba
- Karacakaya
- Karacalar
- Karayatak
- Kızık
- Kozayağı
- Samut
- Saracalar
- Şeyhler
- Teberik
- Timurhan
- Uzunlar
- Yeşiltepe
- Yıldırım
References edit
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Akyurt, Turkey". Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akyurt.
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- Turkish Ministry of Education. (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.