Gölhisar District is a

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of the

Burdur Province Burdur Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the south, Denizli to the west, Afyon to the north, and Isparta to the east. Its area is 7,175 km2, and its population is 273,799 (202 ...

of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Gölhisar.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Its area is 494 km², and its population is 23,064 (2021).

Geography

Gölhisar District is located in the Dalaman Stream Water Collection Basin at the foothills of the Western Taurus Mountains, 107 to Burdur, 111 to Denizli, 90 to Fethiye, 135 km to Antalya, southwest of Burdur. Its average altitude is 945 meters. The area is an important Ramsar Site. Gölhisar Plain is a sediment plain and is irrigated by the waters of Yapraklı Dam. Agriculture is important to the local economy with

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s and

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s being grown. The region contains the most important music and folklore cultures of the region.

Composition

There are two

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in Gölhisar District: * Gölhisar * Yusufça There are 12

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

in Gölhisar District:Köy
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. * Asmalı * Çamköy * Elmalıyurt * Evciler * Hisarardı * İbecik * Karapınar * Kargalı * Sorkun * Uylupınar * Yamadı * Yeşildere

References

Districts of Burdur Province * {{Burdur-geo-stub