Altunhisar is a town and district of
Niğde Province
Niğde Province ( tr, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the southern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey. Population is 341,412 (2013 est) of which 141,360 live in the city of Niğde. The population was 348,081 in 2000 and 305,861 in 1990. It ...
in the
Central Anatolia
The Central Anatolia Region ( tr, İç Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Ankara. Other big cities are Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir, Sivas, and Aksaray.
Located in Central Turkey, it is bordered ...
region of
Turkey
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. In 2012, it had a population of 14,416 of whom 2,969 lived in the town of Altunhisar.
Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012"
''Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database.'' Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
Located on the Niğde plain to the north of the Melendiz mountains, 16 km for Bor and 30 km from the city of Niğde
Niğde (; grc, Νίγδη; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and the capital of Niğde province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,299 m. In 2017 the city population was 141,010 people.
The city is small with plenty ...
. Altunhisar is famous for its apples. The Cypriot company Unifrutti has invested heavily in the production of these and other fruits in the district.
References
External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Web portal of Niğde
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Niğde Province
Districts of Niğde Province
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