Akçadağ | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 38°20′42″N 37°58′07″E / 38.34500°N 37.96861°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Malatya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ali Kazgan (AKP) |
Area | 1,118 km2 (432 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 27,872 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 44600 |
Area code | 0422 |
Website | www |
Akçadağ (Kurdish: Arxa)[2] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,118 km2,[4] and its population is 27,872 (2022).[1] The mayor is Ali Kazgan,[5] and the kaymakam (district governor) is Adem Topaca.[6]
On 24 Jan 2020, the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.[7][8]
Akçadağ is at an altitude of 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level and the district is considered mountainous.
There are 77 neighbourhoods in Akçadağ District:[9]