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Afşin
District and municipality
Map showing Afşin District in Kahramanmaraş Province
AfşinLocation in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 36°55′7″E / 38.24639°N 36.91861°E / 38.24639; 36.91861
Country	Turkey
Province	Kahramanmaraş
Government
• Mayor	Koray Kiraç (AKP)
Area	1,502 km (580 sq mi)
Elevation	1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Population	80,044
• Density	53/km (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	46500
Area code	0344
Website	www.afsin.bel.tr

Afşin is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,502 km, and its population is 80,044 (2022). It is the location of the ancient town Arabissus.

Afşin-Elbistan power stations

Two coal fired power stations are operational and are said to be damaging health via air pollution.

Composition

There are 66 neighbourhoods in Afşin District:

• Afşinbey
• Ağcaşar
• Alemdar
• Alimpınar
• Alpaslan
• Altaş
• Altunelma
• Anzorey
• Arıtaş
• Armutalanı
• Bakraç
• Başüstü
• Berçenek
• Beyceğiz
• Binboğa
• Büget
• Büyüksevin
• Büyüktatlı
• Çağulhan
• Çobanbeyli
• Çoğulhan
• Çomudüz
• Çukurpınar
• Dedebaba
• Deveboynu
• Dokuztay
• Efsuzturan
• Emirilyas
• Emirli
• Erçene
• Esence
• Gaziosmanpaşa
• Gerger
• Gözpınarı
• Haticepınar
• Hurman
• Hüyüklü
• İğdemlik
• İnciköy
• İncirli
• Kabaağaç
• Kale
• Kangal
• Karagöz
• Kaşanlı
• Koçovası
• Kötüre
• Küçük Tatlar
• Kuşkayası
• Marabuz
• Mehre
• Nadirköy
• Oğlakkaya
• Ördekköy
• Örenderesi
• Örenli
• Pınarbaşı
• Soğucak
• Söğütdere
• Tanır
• Topaktaş
• Türkçayırı
• Türksevin
• Yazıdere
• Yazıköy
• Yeşilyurt

References

1. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
5. "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.
6. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

• District governor's official website (in Turkish)
• District municipality's official website (in Turkish)

v t e Afşin in Kahramanmaraş Province of Turkey
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