Aksaray (province)
Aksaray | |
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Province number: | 68 |
Counties | |
Basic data | |
Coordinates: | 38 ° 26 ' N , 33 ° 52' E |
Provincial capital: | Aksaray |
Region: | Central Anatolia |
Surface: | 7,659 km² |
Population: | 412,172 (2018) |
Population density: | 52 inhabitants / km² |
Political | |
Governor: | Ali Mantı |
Seats in Parliament: | 3 |
Structural | |
Telephone code: | 0382 |
Features : | 68 |
Website | |
www.aksaray.gov.tr (Turkish) |
Aksaray ( Turkish for white palace ) is a Turkish province in central Anatolia . The capital is the eponymous Aksaray . The province is bordered by the provinces of Konya in the west and south, Niğde in the southeast, Nevşehir in the east and Kırşehir in the north. The province is located in the dry highlands of Cappadocia and touches the second largest lake in Turkey, the Tuz Gölü (salt lake) , in the northwest .
Other names of the city from history are Nenessa (Nenossos), Şinakhatum-Şinukhtu, Garsaura, Kolonea-Arkhelais, Taxara, Şehri- Süleha and Piga Helena.
history
Like almost all Turkish cities in the region, the province has an Assyrian , Hittite , Phrygian , Persian , Byzantine and Seljuk history.
The young Christianity spread in the 2nd and 3rd centuries in Cappadocia , which also includes the Aksaray area. Difficult political circumstances, attacks and expulsions were the reason why many underground cities and churches were built in the area , especially by the Christians , in order to be able to practice their religion there. Cappadocia was one of the first early Christian centers. 3000 churches discovered to date in the region bear witness to this history. The area of Cappadocia was declared a World Heritage Site and World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 .
With the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the Aksaray region fell to the Seljuks under the leadership of Malik Ahmet Danischmend Gazi and became Turkish for the first time. In 1116 the city of Konya, 150 km away, became the capital of the Anatolian Seljuks. Under Kılıç Arslan II , today's city of Aksaray was founded in 1142 on the ruins of the city of Arkhelais. Many Turks from what is now Azerbaijan were settled in the region. Later families from the east of what is now Turkey settled here.
After the Seljuks were defeated in the Battle of the Köse Dağ in 1234 and the Mongols invaded Anatolia, the Seljuk rulers no longer had any governmental authority.
Under Ishak Pasa, the region came under Ottoman rule in 1470 until Mustafa Kemal Ataturk proclaimed the Turkish Republic on October 29, 1923 .
With a law passed in 1933, Aksaray became a district of Niğde Province . Aksaray never accepted this, as it was believed that due to the number of inhabitants, Aksaray had a higher status than Niğde. All parliamentarians sent by Aksaray to the Grand National Assembly submitted bills to recognize Aksaray as an independent province. A law submitted by Oğuz Demir Tüzün on April 1, 1964 was put to the vote, but was shelved for an indefinite period due to the rejection of an opposition MP from Adana Province . In 1971 the draft law was rejected again.
In the 1987 elections, the Aksaray MPs from Niğde again presented a bill, which was accepted on June 15, 1989 and made Aksaray a province after 56 years.
Administrative division
Counties
The province is divided into eight districts (also districts, İlçe ):
district | Area 1 (km²) |
Population (2018) 2 | Number of Units | Density (Ew / km²) |
urban share (in%) |
Sex ratio 3 |
Founding date 4.5 |
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District ( İlçe ) | Administrative headquarters (Merkez) |
Municipalities (Belediye) |
City quarter (Mahalle) |
Villages (Köy) |
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Aksaray Merkez | 3,539 | 295.351 | 223.166 | 9 | 76 | 83 | 83.5 | 84.64 | 1,015 | 1989 |
Ağaçören | 407 | 8,320 | 3,034 | 1 | 6th | 27 | 20.4 | 36.47 | 1,016 | 1989 |
Eskil | 1,701 | 26,648 | 17,414 | 2 | 17th | 11 | 15.7 | 75.86 | 985 | 1989 |
Gülağaç | 326 | 19.903 | 4,636 | 4th | 20th | 9 | 61.1 | 70.30 | 990 | 1989 |
Güzelyurt | 285 | 11,761 | 2,826 | 3 | 11 | 8th | 41.3 | 61.68 | 1.006 | 1989 |
Ortakoy | 727 | 32.504 | 19,958 | 1 | 12 | 30th | 44.7 | 61.40 | 1,051 | 1957 |
Sarıyahşi | 210 | 6,801 | 4,260 | 1 | 8th | 6th | 32.4 | 62.64 | 1,021 | 1989 |
Sultanhanı | 463 | 10,884 | 10,208 | 1 | 7th | 1 | 23.5 | 93.79 | 959 | 2017 |
PROVINCE of Aksaray | 7,659 | 412.172 | 22nd | 157 | 175 | 52.5 | 79.51 | 1,013 |
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Cities
There are 22 cities in the province. The following table shows the population at the end of 2018 and the corresponding counties and the number of city quarters. The Turkish statistics rarely list the population of the cities ( Belediye ), but rather that of the city quarters ( Mahalle ). Cities in bold are the main towns ( Merkez ) of the districts.
city | in the district | Number of mahalls |
Population 2018 |
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Ağaçören | Ağaçören | 6th | 3034 |
Eskil | Eskil | 13 | 17,414 |
Eşmekaya | Eskil | 4th | 2801 |
Demirci | Gülağaç | 4th | 4280 |
Gülağaç | Gülağaç | 5 | 4636 |
Gülpınar | Gülağaç | 5 | 2838 |
Saratlı | Gülağaç | 5 | 2237 |
Güzelyurt | Güzelyurt | 4th | 2826 |
Ihlara | Güzelyurt | 4th | 2410 |
Selime | Güzelyurt | 3 | 2018 |
Aksaray | Aksaray Merkez | 48 | 223.166 |
city | in the district | Number of mahalls |
Population 2018 |
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Bağlıkaya | Aksaray Merkez | 4th | 3114 |
Helvadere | Aksaray Merkez | 4th | 2716 |
Sağlık | Aksaray Merkez | 3 | 2648 |
Taşpınar | Aksaray Merkez | 3 | 2838 |
Topakkaya | Aksaray Merkez | 4th | 2948 |
Yenikent | Aksaray Merkez | 3 | 5479 |
Yeşilova | Aksaray Merkez | 3 | 4563 |
Yeşiltepe | Aksaray Merkez | 4th | 2508 |
Ortakoy | Ortakoy | 12 | 19,958 |
Sarıyahşi | Sarıyahşi | 8th | 4260 |
Sultanhanı | Sultanhanı | 7th | 10,208 |
Villages
The 175 villages have a total of 83,272 inhabitants, an average of 476 inhabitants. Most of the villages are located in the central district ( Merkez ), namely 83. They have 45,371 inhabitants, which corresponds to a share of approx. 54 percent.
Of all the villages in the province, 22 have more than 1,000 inhabitants. The largest are located in the district of the district capital : Kutlu (1,841), İncesu (1,726), Doğantarla (1,615), Sevinçli (1,611), Karaören (1,569) and Karacaören (1,512) have more than 1,500 inhabitants. The village of Güneşli , part of Eskil County, has 1,589 inhabitants.
population
In 1927, at the first census after the establishment of Turkey and the only one before the incorporation of Aksaray into the province of Nigde (see history), the province counted 127,031 inhabitants (60,407 men, 66,624 women).
At the 2011 census, the average age in the province was 27.9 years (national average: 29.6), with the female population being on average 1.4 years older than the male population (28.7-27.3).
Population at the end of the year
The following table shows the annual population development at the end of the year after updating by the addressable population register (ADNKS) introduced in 2007. In addition, the population growth rate and the sex ratio (are Sex Ratio h. Number of women per 1,000 men d.) Listed.
The 2011 census found 379,163 inhabitants, almost 17,000 fewer than in the 2000 census.
year | Population at the end of the year | Population growth rate (in%) |
Gender ratio (women per 1000 men) |
Rank (among 81 provinces) |
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total | male | Female | ||||
2018 | 412.172 | 204,792 | 207,380 | 2.43 | 1013 | 47 |
2017 | 402,404 | 200.233 | 202.171 | 1.44 | 1010 | 49 |
2016 | 396.673 | 197,362 | 199.311 | 2.63 | 1010 | |
2015 | 386,514 | 192,688 | 193,826 | 0.59 | 1006 | |
2014 | 384.252 | 191.091 | 193.161 | 0.38 | 1011 | |
2013 | 382,806 | 190,540 | 192.266 | 0.76 | 1009 | |
2012 | 379.915 | 188,945 | 190,970 | 0.29 | 1011 | |
2011 | 378.823 | 187.892 | 190.931 | 0.35 | 1016 | |
2010 | 377.505 | 186,956 | 190,549 | 0.16 | 1019 | |
2009 | 376.907 | 187,633 | 189,274 | 1.70 | 1009 | |
2008 | 370,598 | 183,953 | 186,645 | 1.23 | 1015 | |
2007 | 366.109 | 180.007 | 186.102 | - | 1034 | |
2000 1 | 396.084 | 195.822 | 200,262 | 1023 | 48 |
1 2000 census
Population of the counties
The values from 1990 and 2000 are based on the population censuses, the remaining (2007-2018) are population figures at the end of the year, determined by updating the population register introduced in 2007 (ADNKS)
district | 1990 | 2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Ağaçören | 17,962 | 15,869 | 11,870 | 11,284 | 10,911 | 10,448 | 9,995 | 9,379 | 9,269 | 8,881 | 8,467 | 8,373 | 8,175 | 8,320 |
Eskil | 22,110 | 28,952 | 26,286 | 25,517 | 25,962 | 26,073 | 26,227 | 26.202 | 26,178 | 25,984 | 25,929 | 26,179 | 26,333 | 26,648 |
Gülağaç | 19,641 | 26,874 | 21,906 | 21,691 | 21,543 | 21,202 | 20,594 | 20,279 | 20,408 | 19,801 | 19,334 | 19,408 | 19,244 | 19.903 |
Güzelyurt | 17.182 | 16,836 | 14,188 | 14,259 | 13,830 | 13,302 | 12,740 | 12,527 | 12,545 | 12,147 | 11,710 | 11,453 | 11,275 | 11,761 |
Merkez | 189,256 | 236,560 | 244.036 | 251,628 | 259,469 | 262,581 | 266,962 | 270,528 | 273.999 | 278.171 | 283.063 | 293,631 | 289.778 | 295.351 |
Ortakoy | 48,675 | 58,873 | 40,477 | 39,699 | 38,463 | 37,595 | 36,478 | 35,519 | 34,792 | 34,048 | 33.113 | 32,763 | 32.209 | 32.504 |
Sarıyahşi | 11,573 | 12,120 | 7,346 | 6,520 | 6,729 | 6,304 | 5,827 | 5,481 | 5,615 | 5,220 | 4,898 | 4,866 | 4,833 | 6,801 |
Sultanhanı | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10,557 | 10,884 |
Total province | 326,399 | 396.084 | 366.109 | 370,598 | 376.907 | 377.505 | 378.823 | 379.915 | 382,806 | 384.252 | 386,514 | 396.673 | 402,404 | 412.172 |
Attractions
- the Ulu Cami mosque
- the prehistoric settlement mounds Acemhöyük and Aşıklı Höyük
- the late Hittite rock inscription from Burunkaya
- the ancient royal city of Nora
- Underground cities , including in Güzelyurt
- the monastery valley of Güzelyurt
- the Selime Kalesi monastery complex
- the Byzantine Çanlı Kilise with a cave settlement belonging to it
- the Ihlara valley
- the Aksaray Museum
- the Eğri (or Kızıl ) Minare , a leaning minaret made of red brick
- the caravanserais
- Ağzıkarahan from 1231, one of the largest on the Silk Road
- Alayhan , built 1156–1192
- Oresin Han from 1188
- Sultanhanı from 1229, the largest caravanserai in Asia Minor
Industry
- Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş. Truck plant
- Salt industry
- Textile industry
- Auto parts industry
- Machine industry
- Agriculture
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Türkiye Nüfusu İl İlçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusu , accessed on April 23, 2019
- ↑ Website of the Aksaray province (portrait of the governor)
- ↑ Aksaray Gov: İlimizin Tarihçesi. Aksaray Gov, accessed July 3, 2018 (Turkish).
- ↑ Directorate General of Mapping İl ve İlçe Yüzölçümleri (PDF; 0.25 MB).
- ↑ Türkiye Nüfusu İl İlçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusu , accessed on April 23, 2019.
- ↑ illeridaresi.gov.tr (PDF; 1.4 MB).
- ↑ a b Central Dissemination System from TÜIK Population of municipalities, villages and quarters , accessed on April 15, 2019
- ↑ 1990 census (Turkish)
- ↑ 2000 census (Turkish)
- ↑ MDS / Central Dissemination System from TÜIK (Eng./Turk.)