Niğde
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Niğde | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 58 ' N , 34 ° 41' E | |||
| Height : | 1300 m | |||
| Residents : | 158,257 (2019) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 388 | |||
| Postal code : | 51,000 | |||
| License plate : | 51 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 26 Mahalle | |||
| Mayor : | Emrah Özdemir ( AKP ) | |||
| Postal address : | Yukarı Kayabaşı Mah. Adliye Cad. No: 1 51100 Niğde |
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| Niğde County | ||||
| Residents : | 229,121 (2019) | |||
| Surface: | 2,223 km² | |||
| Population density : | 103 inhabitants per km² | |||
Niğde is a Turkish city in the Central Anatolia region . It is the provincial capital of the Niğde province of the same name and also the administrative seat of the central district (Merkez) there. The district is located in the northern center of the province and takes up about 31% of the area. The city and province license plates begin with the number 51.
geography
The central district borders in the south on Bor County , in the east on Altunhisar and Çiftlik counties , in the south-east on Çamardı County and on the provinces of Aksaray in the north-west, Nevşehir in the north and Kayseri in the east.
In addition to the district town, the district consists of 15 municipalities ( Belediye ):
- Aktaş (2,257 pop.)
- Alay (3,360)
- Baglama (2,359)
- Değ Firmenli (2,132)
- Dündarlı (2,728)
- Edikli (5,393 pop.)
- Gümüşler (2,148)
- Hacıabdullah (2,281)
- Karaatli (3,519)
- Kiledere (5,353)
- Konaklı (3,265 pop.)
- Orhanli (3,336)
- Sazlıca (3,771)
- Yeşilgölcük (5,475)
- Yıldıztepe (2,101)
population
Population development
The following table shows the comparative population level at the end of the year for the province, the central district and the city of Nevşehir as well as the respective share at the higher administrative level. The figures are based on the address-based population register (ADNKS) introduced in 2007.
| year | province | district | city | ||
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| absolutely | proportionally (%) | absolutely | proportionally (%) | absolutely | |
| 2018 | 364,707 | 61.50 | 224.289 | 66.96 | 150.178 |
| 2017 | 352,727 | 62.45 | 220.277 | 64.01 | 141.010 |
| 2016 | 351,468 | 61.65 | 216,695 | 63.31 | 137.194 |
| 2015 | 346.114 | 60.99 | 211.092 | 62.61 | 132.155 |
| 2014 | 343,898 | 59.83 | 205.753 | 62.20 | 127.980 |
| 2013 | 343,658 | 58.66 | 201,597 | 61.89 | 124,774 |
| 2012 | 340.270 | 58.79 | 200.044 | 59.08 | 118.186 |
| 2011 | 337,553 | 58.68 | 198.088 | 57.74 | 114,376 |
| 2010 | 337.931 | 58.03 | 196.087 | 55.96 | 109,724 |
| 2009 | 339.921 | 57.49 | 195,407 | 54.09 | 105,702 |
| 2008 | 338,447 | 57.14 | 193.373 | 51.93 | 100,418 |
| 2007 | 331,677 | 56.98 | 188,999 | 53.13 | 100,418 |
Census results
The following population information about the city, the district, the province and the country is available for the censuses:
| region | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 2000 |
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| City (Şehir) | 21,663 | 26,936 | 31,844 | 39,835 | 49,068 | 55.035 | 78,088 |
| central circle (Merkez) | 98.292 | 117.025 | 134,336 | 148,839 | 164.226 | 142,785 | 177.396 |
| Province (İl) | 362,444 | 408,441 | 463.121 | 512.071 | 560.386 | 305,861 | 348.081 |
| Turkey | 31,391,421 | 35.605.176 | 40,347,719 | 44,736,957 | 50,664,458 | 56.473.035 | 67,803,927 |
history
In the foundation of a church in Andaval (today Aktaş northeast of Niğde) a fragment of a stele of Saruwanis, ruler of Nahitiya from the 8th century BC, was found. BC, which with great probability can be equated with the Hittite Nahita, i.e. Niğde. In Niğde there are some church ruins from Byzantine times and a number of Seljuk and Ottoman buildings . The Seljuks built Niğde into a fortress.
In the old town there is a citadel , which was built by Kai Kobad I (1219–1237) and restored around 1470. It consists of a large octagonal Seljuk tower and a clock tower.
To the south of the citadel are the Alâeddin Mosque from 1223 and a roofed fountain Hatıroğlu Çeşmesi from 1267, in whose archway a representation of a woman's face is hidden. (Representations of people are actually forbidden in Islam.)
The bazaar dates from the 17th century, next to it is the Sungur Bey Mosque, which was built in 1335 by the Mongol governor Seyfeddin Sungur and rebuilt in the 18th century.
The Niğde Museum has exhibits from the Roman , Byzantine, Stone and Bronze Ages , including the stele of the weather god found near the castle hill in today's Dışarı Camii . In the village of Küçükköy , about eight kilometers to the northwest, lies the church of Küçükköy with partially preserved frescoes.
Surroundings
In the suburb Eski Gümüş there is a very well-preserved Cappadoc Christian monastery with a rock church and frescoes.
Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Niğde (1211 m)
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Town twinning
Since August 31, 1996 there has been a town partnership with the German town of Melle in Lower Saxony.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları , accessed on April 13, 2020
- ↑ Central Dissemination System / Merkezi Dağıtım Sistemi (MEDAS) of the TÜIK , accessed on July 14, 2019
- ↑ Genel Nüfus Sayımları - İllere göre ilçe, bucak, belde ve köy nufusları (census results 1965 to 2000) , accessed on July 14, 2019
- ↑ Halet Çambel , John David Hawkins : Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions . 2000, ISBN 3-11-010864-X , pp. 432 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
