Afşin
Afşin is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.
Afşin | |
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  Afşin | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′00″N 36°55′00″E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Kahramanmaraş |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fazlı Aydoğan (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Faik Arıcan |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,427.77 km2 (551.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,230 m (4,040 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 43,217 |
| • District | 83,324 |
| • District density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Post code | 46500 |
| Website | www.afsin.bel.tr |
Afşin-Elbistan power stations
Two coal fired power stations are operational and are said to be damaging health via air pollution.[3] A third is proposed.
See also
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.
- "Kahramanmaraş'ta kanserin kol gezdiği mahalle santral nedeniyle göz göre göre yok oluyor" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Afşin. |
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
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