AfÅŸin is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
KahramanmaraÅŸ Province
KahramanmaraÅŸ Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 14,520 km2, and its population is 1,177,436 (2022). Its provincial capital is the city o ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 1,502 km
2, and its population is 80,044 (2022).
It is the location of the ancient town
Arabissus.
AfÅŸin-Elbistan power stations
Two coal fired power stations are operational and are said to be damaging health via
air pollution
Air pollution is the presence of substances in the Atmosphere of Earth, air that are harmful to humans, other living beings or the environment. Pollutants can be Gas, gases like Ground-level ozone, ozone or nitrogen oxides or small particles li ...
.
Composition
There are 66
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in AfÅŸin District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* AfÅŸinbey
* AÄŸcaÅŸar
* Alemdar
* Alimpınar
* Alpaslan
* AltaÅŸ
* Altunelma
* Anzorey
* Arıtaş
* Armutalanı
* Bakraç
* Başüstü
* Berçenek
* BeyceÄŸiz
* BinboÄŸa
* Büget
* Büyüksevin
* Büyüktatlı
* Çağulhan
* Çobanbeyli
* Çoğulhan
* Çomudüz
* Çukurpınar
* Dedebaba
* Deveboynu
* Dokuztay
* Efsuzturan
* Emirilyas
* Emirli
* Erçene
* Esence
* GaziosmanpaÅŸa
* Gerger
* Gözpınarı
* Haticepınar
* Hurman
* Hüyüklü
* İğdemlik
* İnciköy
* İncirli
* Kabaağaç
* Kale
* Kangal
* Karagöz
* Kaşanlı
* Koçovası
* Kötüre
* Küçük Tatlar
* Kuşkayası
* Marabuz
* Mehre
* Nadirköy
* OÄŸlakkaya
* Ördekköy
* Örenderesi
* Örenli
* Pınarbaşı
* SoÄŸucak
* Söğütdere
* Tanır
* TopaktaÅŸ
* Türkçayırı
* Türksevin
* Yazıdere
* Yazıköy
* YeÅŸilyurt
References
External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Populated places in KahramanmaraÅŸ Province
Districts of KahramanmaraÅŸ Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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