Afşin

Afşin is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.

Afşin
Afşin is located in Turkey
Afşin
Afşin
Coordinates: 38°15′00″N 36°55′00″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
Government
  MayorFazlı Aydoğan (AKP)
  KaymakamFaik Arıcan
Area
  District1,427.77 km2 (551.27 sq mi)
Elevation
1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Urban
43,217
  District
83,324
  District density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Post code
46500
Websitewww.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]

See also

References

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.


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