Tufanbeyli
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 Tahtalı Mountains near Tufanbeyli |
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Adana | |||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 16 ' N , 36 ° 13' E | |||
| Height : | 921 m | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 322 | |||
| Postal code : | 01640 | |||
| License plate : | 01 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 33 Mahalle | |||
| Mayor : | Remzi Ergü ( AKP ) | |||
| Tufanbeyli County | ||||
| Residents : | 17,667 (2018) | |||
| Surface: | 851 km² | |||
| Population density : | 21 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Ahmet Coşkun | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Tufanbeyli (until 1965 Mağra ) is a district town and the northernmost district of Adana Province in Turkey . Since a regional reform in 2014, the municipality (Belediye) and the district (İlçe) are congruent. The district is 851 km² and borders on the provinces of Kayseri and Kahramanmaraş . Tufanbeyli has been an independent district since 1958. In 1965 the place was named after a hero of the Kuvayı Milliye Osman Tufan Bey.
The city is 196 km from Adana , but closer to the neighboring provincial capitals Kayseri (178 km) and Kahramanmaraş (160 km). The highest mountain in the Tahtalı Mountains at 3,075 m is located in the Tufanbeyli district.
Web links
Commons : Tufanbeyli - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Türkiye Nüfusu , accessed August 28, 2019
