Akçadağ

District and municipality in Malatya, Turkey

Akçadağ

District and municipality

Map showing Akçadağ District in Malatya Province

Akçadağ

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 38°20′42″N 37°58′07″E﻿ / ﻿38.34500°N 37.96861°E﻿ / 38.34500; 37.96861
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.akcadag.bel.tr

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]

## Geography

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Akçadağ is at an altitude of 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level and the district is considered mountainous.

## History

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In Roman times, Akçadağ was known as Arca (lat) and became in the times of emperor Hadrian or Marcus Aurelius a colonia. The town became later a bishopric (suffragan of the diocese of Melitene), whose bishops participated in the councils of 431, 451, 553 and 680-81. In the Byzantine Empire, the town was known as Arka.[7]

On 24 Jan 2020, the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.[8][9]

## Composition

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There are 77 neighbourhoods in Akçadağ District:[10]

* Aksaray
* Aksüt
* Aktepe
* Aliçeri
* Altınlı
* Ancar
* Aşağıörükçü
* Aydınlar
* Bağköy
* Bahri
* Başpınar
* Bayramuşağı
* Bekiruşağı
* Bölüklü
* Büyükçimiş
* Büyükköy
* Çakılpınarı
* Çatalbahçe
* Çevirme
* Çobanuşağı
* Darıca
* Dedeköy
* Demirciler
* Develi
* Doğanlar
* Doğantepe
* Doğu
* Dümüklü
* Durulova
* Dutlu
* Eğin
* Esenbey
* Esenli
* Fatih
* Gölpınar
* Güneşli
* Gürkaynak
* Hançerli
* Hartut
* Harunuşağı
* İkinciler
* Ilıcak
* Kadıibrahim
* Kahyalı
* Karamağara
* Karapınar
* Kasımuşağı
* Kayadibi
* Keklikpınar
* Keller
* Kepez
* Kolköy
* Kömekavak
* Kotangölü
* Kozluca
* Küçükkürne
* Kültür
* Kurtuşağı
* Levent
* Mezra
* Mihmanlı
* Muratlı
* Ören
* Ortaköy
* Resuluşağı
* Sahilköy
* Sakalıuzun
* Sarıhacı
* Şeyhler
* Taşevler
* Taşolar
* Tataruşağı
* Yağmurlu
* Yalınbudak
* Yalınkaya
* Yaylımlı
* Yukarıörükçü

## See also

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* Kürecik Radar Station, a NATO early-warning missile defense radar situated at Çat Tepe in Kürecik.[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. ^ adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
3. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. ^ Başkanın Özgeçmişi, Akçadağ Belediyesi. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
6. ^ Kaymakam Adem Topaca, Akçadağ Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
7. ^ Vest, Bernd Andreas (2007). Geschichte der Stadt Melitene und der umliegenden Gebiete: vom Vorabend der arabischen bis zum Abschluss der türkischen Eroberung (um 600-1124). Dr. Kovač. p. 866\. ISBN 978-3-8300-2575-7.
8. ^ 6.7 magnitude earthquake 5 km from Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey.
9. ^ Recent Earthquakes Near Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey .
10. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
11. ^ "Kürecik'te 40 yıl önce ne oldu?". Vatan (in Turkish). 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

## External links

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* Akcadağ Belediyesi
* Akçadağ Kaymakamlığı

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Akçadağ in Malatya Province of Turkey

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