Afyonkarahisar Province
| Afyonkarahisar Province Afyonkarahisar ili |
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| — Province of Turkey — | |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Aegean |
| Capital | Afyonkarahisar |
| Area | |
| - Total | 14.230 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 697,559 |
| - Density | 49,020.3/km2 (126,962/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0272 |
| Vehicle registration | 03 |
| Website | afyonkarahisar.gov.tr |
Afyonkarahisar Province (Turkish: Afyonkarahisar ili ), also called more simply Afyon Province, is a province in western Turkey.
Adjacent provinces are Kütahya to the northwest, Uşak to the west, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southeast, Konya to the east, and Eskişehir to the north. The provincial capital is Afyonkarahisar. It covers an area of 14.230 km², and the population is about 697,559 (2010 est).[2]
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[edit] Districts
Afyonkarahisar province is divided into 18 districts (capital district in bold):
- Afyonkarahisar
- Başmakçı
- Bayat
- Bolvadin
- Çay
- Çobanlar
- Dazkırı
- Dinar
- Emirdağ
- Evciler
- Hocalar
- İhsaniye
- İscehisar
- Kızılören
- Sandıklı
- Sinanpaşa
- Sultandağı
- Şuhut
[edit] Gallery
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Afyonkarahisar castle hill
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Rock tombs in the village of Ayazin
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Countryside from Kocatepe hill
[edit] References
- ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
- ^ Statistical Institute
[edit] External links
Media related to Afyonkarahisar Province at Wikimedia Commons
- Afyonkarahisar governor's official website (Turkish)
- Afyonkarahisar municipality's official website (Turkish)
- Pictures of the capital of Afyonkarahisar province. With old Fortress of Opium, nice old centre. (English)
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