Afyonkarahisar Province
Afyonkarahisar Province (Turkish: Afyonkarahisar ili), often shortened to Afyon Province, is a province in western Turkey. Its area is 14,016 km, and its population is 747,555 (2022). The provincial capital is Afyonkarahisar.
Districts of the Afyonkarahisar Province
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.
Districts
Afyonkarahisar province is divided into 18 districts:
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 120,398 | — |
| 1935 | 229,248 | +8.38% |
| 1940 | 316,034 | +6.63% |
| 1950 | 372,273 | +1.65% |
| 1960 | 459,115 | +2.12% |
| 1970 | 542,111 | +1.68% |
| 1980 | 597,516 | +0.98% |
| 1990 | 739,223 | +2.15% |
| 2000 | 812,416 | +0.95% |
| 2010 | 697,559 | −1.51% |
| 2020 | 736,912 | +0.55% |
| Source:Turkstat | ||
The population of Afyonkarahisar Province is majority Turkish and Muslim of the Sunni sect.
Health
Air pollution is a chronic problem in the province.
Gallery
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Afyonkarahisar castle hill -
Rock tombs in the village of Ayazin -
Countryside from Kocatepe hill
References
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Census Results". Turkstat. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Online library of Turkstat". Turkstat. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Kara Rapor 2020: Hava Kirliliği ve Sağlık Etkileri [Black Report 2020: Air Pollution and Heath Effects] (Report) (in Turkish). Right to Clean Air Platform Turkey. August 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Afyonkarahisar Province.
- Afyonkarahisar governor's official website (in Turkish)
- Afyonkarahisar municipality's official website Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- Pictures of the capital of Afyonkarahisar province. With old Fortress of Opium, nice old centre. (in English)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060622072815/http://www.turkeyforecast.com/weather/afyon/
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