Akyurt, formerly Ravlı, is a district of
Ankara Province
Ankara Province ( tr, , ) is a province of Turkey with the capital city Ankara.
Demographics
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements by many historic Anatolian civilizations in antiquity and classical times, in ...
of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 26,006 of which 25,353 live in the urban center of Akyurt. The district covers an area of ,
and the average elevation is .
Akyurt is an industrial area about 30 km from the city centre, near Ankara
Esenboğa International Airport, on the road from Ankara to
Çankırı
Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (Greek language, Greek: Γάγγρα), is the capital city of Çankırı Province, in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level.
History
Çankır ...
. Factories in the district include Mikes, and a plant of the electronics company
ASELSAN. There are over 18,000 residents, including many recent migrants from
Çankırı
Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (Greek language, Greek: Γάγγρα), is the capital city of Çankırı Province, in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level.
History
Çankır ...
,
Çorum
Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from ...
and
Kastamonu
Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. (Population of the urban center in 2010 is 91,012.) The ...
, but the daytime working population of Akyurt is over 40,000.
Administrative divisions
There are 26 neighborhoods in Altındağ.
Neighborhoods
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
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