Buharkent is a town and a district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, 86 km east of the city of Aydın, on the road and the railway line to Denizli.
The area is in the valley of the Büyük Menderes River with mountains to the north including the 1724m Karlıkdede. The district is known for its hot springs and geothermal energy, indeed Turkey's first geothermal power station was built here in 1984. However the local economy depends on agriculture especially cotton, figs and grapes.
The name Buharkent means steam city and was given in recognition of the power station, it was previously called Burhaniye.
Buharkent itself is a small town of 6,811 people.
References
^"Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^"Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
External links
the municipality (in Turkish)
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buharkent, town, district, aydın, province, aegean, region, turkey, east, city, aydın, road, railway, line, denizli, coordinates, 96167, 74222, 96167, 74222, coordinates, 96167, 74222, 96167, 74222countryturkeyprovinceaydındistrictgovernment, mayormehmet, erol. Buharkent is a town and a district of Aydin Province in the Aegean region of Turkey 86 km east of the city of Aydin on the road and the railway line to Denizli BuharkentBuharkentCoordinates 37 57 42 N 28 44 32 E 37 96167 N 28 74222 E 37 96167 28 74222 Coordinates 37 57 42 N 28 44 32 E 37 96167 N 28 74222 E 37 96167 28 74222CountryTurkeyProvinceAydinDistrictBuharkentGovernment MayorMehmet Erol KaymakamCemil OzturkArea 1 District101 81 km2 39 31 sq mi Population 2012 2 Urban6 788 District12 454 District density120 km2 320 sq mi Websitewww buharkent bel trThe area is in the valley of the Buyuk Menderes River with mountains to the north including the 1724m Karlikdede The district is known for its hot springs and geothermal energy indeed Turkey s first geothermal power station was built here in 1984 However the local economy depends on agriculture especially cotton figs and grapes The name Buharkent means steam city and was given in recognition of the power station it was previously called Burhaniye Buharkent itself is a small town of 6 811 people References Edit Area of regions including lakes km Regional Statistics Database Turkish Statistical Institute 2002 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Population of province district centers and towns villages by districts 2012 Address Based Population Registration System ABPRS Database Turkish Statistical Institute Retrieved 2013 02 27 External links Editthe municipality in Turkish BUHARKENT This geographical article about a location in Aydin Province Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buharkent amp oldid 1052671419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
